---
type: "Bill"
title: "ID CARD-VEH CD-OPTOMETRISTS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an optometrist may determine visual disability for purposes of issuing a Disabled Person Identification Card or disability license plates or decals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 5655"
citation: "Illinois HB 5655 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca32044b-5b00-47cb-a7b5-335885323e07"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5655&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=37232&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "9a3b2c4a5acb6b5f53e2dd1159541e194a4519df58ba05c64a5b34c59b2c89c9"
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 5655 (95th) — ID CARD-VEH CD-OPTOMETRISTS

Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an optometrist may determine visual disability for purposes of issuing a Disabled Person Identification Card or disability license plates or decals.

## 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=09500HB5655&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=37232&DocNum=5655&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5655eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=37232&DocNum=5655&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5655enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=37232&DocNum=5655&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-26** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2008-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2008-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2008-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2008-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2008-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-17** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2008-05-08** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2008-05-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0762 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca32044b-5b00-47cb-a7b5-335885323e07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).