---
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).