CHANGE OF NAME-PUBLICATION Senate SponsorsSen. Melinda Bush, Heather A. Steans and Omar Aquino House Sponsors(Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy) 8/19/2018SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0966 745 ILCS 10/1-101from Ch. 85, par. 1-101Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:745 ILCS 10/1-101Adds reference to:735 ILCS 5/21-103from Ch. 110, par. 21-103Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that the publication requirement is not required in any application for a change of name involving a person who files with the court a written declaration, made under penalty of perjury by a licensed health care professional or licensed mental health professional who has treated or evaluated the person seeking a change of name, stating that the person has an intersex condition or has undergone treatment that is clinically appropriate for the individual for the purpose of gender transition, based on contemporary medical standards.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes language providing that the publication requirement is not required in any application for a change of name involving a person who files with the court a written declaration, made under penalty of perjury by a licensed health care professional or licensed mental health professional who has treated or evaluated the person seeking a change of name, stating that the person has an intersex condition or has undergone treatment that is clinically appropriate for the individual for the purpose of gender transition, based on contemporary medical standards. Provides instead that: upon motion, the court may issue an order directing that the notice and publication requirement be waived for a change of name involving a person who files with the court a written declaration that the person believes that publishing notice of the name change would put the person at risk of physical harm or discrimination; and the person must provide evidence in support of the motion. 1/24/2017SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton 1/24/2017SenateFirst Reading 1/24/2017SenateReferred to Assignments 3/9/2017SenateAssigned to Executive 3/16/2017SenateDo Pass Executive; 014-000-000 3/16/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2017 3/28/2017SenateSecond Reading 3/28/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2017 4/25/2017SenateRe-referred to Assignments 2/6/2018SenateApproved for Consideration Assignments 2/6/2018SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 7, 2018 4/11/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush 4/11/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/12/2018SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Melinda Bush 4/17/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary 4/17/2018SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans 4/17/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 011-000-000 4/18/2018SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino 4/20/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush 4/20/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 4/23/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary 4/24/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000 4/24/2018SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/24/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bush 4/24/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Bush 4/24/2018SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/24/2018SenateThird Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 4/25/2018HouseArrived in House 4/25/2018HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy 4/25/2018HouseFirst Reading 4/25/2018HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/7/2018HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee 5/9/2018HouseTo Domestic Relations Law Subcommittee 5/16/2018HouseRecommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 5/16/2018HouseReported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee; 5/16/2018HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000 5/17/2018HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/23/2018HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/23/2018HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/24/2018HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000 5/24/2018SenatePassed Both Houses 6/22/2018SenateSent to the Governor 8/19/2018SenateGovernor Approved 8/19/2018SenateEffective Date January 1, 2019 8/19/2018SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0966