---
type: "Bill"
title: "SOS-VETERAN DOCUMENTATION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall accept a Department of Defense honorable discharge certificate from an applicant for a veteran designation as proof of veteran status if the applicant did not receive a Department of Defense certificate of release or discharge from active duty upon the completion of initial basic training. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 3536"
citation: "Illinois HB 3536 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b955cf4-103f-45bf-8e72-3390a5637d5a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3536&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=120197&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "84c2f3e9ec79cded3f705f94dab15d274498a86dc8395a2a811199f98c60e1c1"
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 3536 (101st) — SOS-VETERAN DOCUMENTATION

Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall accept a Department of Defense honorable discharge certificate from an applicant for a veteran designation as proof of veteran status if the applicant did not receive a Department of Defense certificate of release or discharge from active duty upon the completion of initial basic training. Effective immediately.

## 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=10100HB3536&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120197&DocNum=3536&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3536eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120197&DocNum=3536&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3536enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120197&DocNum=3536&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anne Stava-Murray — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray `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
- **2019-03-19** 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 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2019-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2019-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **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. Thomas Cullerton
- **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
- **2019-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2019
- **2019-05-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date August 9, 2019
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0287 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b955cf4-103f-45bf-8e72-3390a5637d5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).