HB3083 Summary

• Allows Illinois residents who have lived in the state for 6 months to change their name for religious reasons by filing a notarized form with the Secretary of State instead of petitioning circuit court.

• Requires the Secretary of State to adopt rules and create a standardized change of name form for religious exemption purposes.

• Maintains existing restrictions prohibiting felons (who have not been pardoned) from filing name change petitions for 10 years after sentence completion and permanently barring sex offenders from changing their names in court.

• Requires the Illinois State Police to update criminal history records and offender registration to reflect any court-ordered name changes and include both the new and former names.

• Preserves standard court petition procedures for non-religious name changes and for requests to include spouses, adult children, and minor children in name change orders.