---
type: "Bill"
title: "VETERAN-ID AND DRIVERS LICENSE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that for the purpose of issuing an identification card or driver's license with a veteran designation, acceptable forms of proof shall include, among other documents, Department of Defense form DD-2 (Retired) or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs summary of benefits letter. Provides new requirements for verification of veteran status. Makes conforming changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 3216"
citation: "Illinois HB 3216 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a3e67b3-3e07-44f0-81bc-2b3fcce3a0ac"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3216&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=119654&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "183b2bd740492ec7352ad1ce4d9e66936a1878a4ad8b2652b440596747ae6e9e"
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 3216 (101st) — VETERAN-ID AND DRIVERS LICENSE

Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that for the purpose of issuing an identification card or driver's license with a veteran designation, acceptable forms of proof shall include, among other documents, Department of Defense form DD-2 (Retired) or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs summary of benefits letter. Provides new requirements for verification of veteran status. Makes conforming changes.

## 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=10100HB3216&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119654&DocNum=3216&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3216eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119654&DocNum=3216&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3216enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119654&DocNum=3216&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
- Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — primary (person)
- Mike Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2019-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
- **2019-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
- **2019-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
- **2019-03-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2019-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** 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
- **2019-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019
- **2019-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2019-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2019-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2019-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2019-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2019-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0106 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a3e67b3-3e07-44f0-81bc-2b3fcce3a0ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).