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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 960          </title>
<shortdesc>VITAL RECORDS-STILLBIRTH</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Anthony DeLuca</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>410 ILCS 535/20.5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that after each fetal death that occurs in this State after a gestation period of at least 20 (instead of 26) completed weeks, the person who files a required fetal death certificate in connection with that death shall, only upon request by the woman who delivered the stillborn fetus, also prepare a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth (instead of a certificate of stillbirth). Provides that in the case of a fetal death that occurred in this State after a gestation period of at least 20 (instead of 26) completed weeks and before the effective date of the amendatory Act, a parent of the stillborn child may request that the person who filed a required fetal death certificate in connection with that death shall also prepare a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth (instead of a certificate of stillbirth). Changes other references from certificate of stillbirth to certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/24/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca</action>
<statusdate>1/25/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/25/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Human Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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