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+type: "Bill"
+title: "SOS-LITERACY & ENGLISH CLASSES"
+description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall provide a pamphlet or post information informing customers of the availability of literacy and English as a second language classes at the Secretary of State Driver Service facilities. Provides that the Secretary may satisfy the requirement by providing the Internet address of a not-for-profit entity offering this information."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "101st"
+identifier: "HB 1557"
+citation: "Illinois HB 1557 (101st)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2019-01-30"
+last_action: "2019-07-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/120adf3c-23f5-4363-b6c7-c26eb44b55e6"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1557&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=116009&SessionID=108&GA=101"
+source_hash: "0bdaa3caa9c03b2aa4a8e548a0a5b27030dd5344d8b963475d3edf1704b797cf"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 1557 (101st) — SOS-LITERACY & ENGLISH CLASSES
+
+Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall provide a pamphlet or post information informing customers of the availability of literacy and English as a second language classes at the Secretary of State Driver Service facilities. Provides that the Secretary may satisfy the requirement by providing the Internet address of a not-for-profit entity offering this information.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB1557&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=116009&DocNum=1557&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB1557eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=116009&DocNum=1557&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB1557enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=116009&DocNum=1557&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **76–28** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)
+- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
+- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `filing`
+- **2019-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-13** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-002-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2019-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2019-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
+- **2019-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2019-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2019-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-028-001 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2019-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 4, 2019 `reading-1`
+- **2019-04-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
+- **2019-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-04-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-02** Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
+- **2019-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
+- **2019-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2019-05-16** Passed Both Houses
+- **2019-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-07-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2019-07-12** Effective Date January 1, 2020
+- **2019-07-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0053 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/120adf3c-23f5-4363-b6c7-c26eb44b55e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
+