---
type: "Bill"
title: "METH PRECURSOR ACT-FAKE IDS"
description: "Amends the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act. Provides that any person who, in order to acquire a targeted methamphetamine precursor, knowingly uses or provides the driver's license or government-issued identification of another person, who knowingly uses or provides a fictitious or unlawfully altered driver's license or government-issued identification, or who otherwise knowingly provides false information, is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a first offense, a Class 3 felony for a second offense, and a Class 2 felony for a third or subsequent offense. Defines \"fictitious driver's license\", \"unlawfully altered driver's license\", and \"false information\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 55"
citation: "Illinois SB 55 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-31"
last_action: "2007-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4184af2-73a9-4ccb-9e0e-3b2acaeabf92"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=55&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27282&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "7f7ed1e7b253787bbd0508f3148d694586d2ac0318726dd8d475a12f3734f649"
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 SB 55 (95th) — METH PRECURSOR ACT-FAKE IDS

Amends the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act. Provides that any person who, in order to acquire a targeted methamphetamine precursor, knowingly uses or provides the driver's license or government-issued identification of another person, who knowingly uses or provides a fictitious or unlawfully altered driver's license or government-issued identification, or who otherwise knowingly provides false information, is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a first offense, a Class 3 felony for a second offense, and a Class 2 felony for a third or subsequent offense. Defines "fictitious driver's license", "unlawfully altered driver's license", and "false 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=09500SB0055&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27282&DocNum=55&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0055eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27282&DocNum=55&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0055enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27282&DocNum=55&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Jack McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Watson — cosponsor (person)
- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)
- Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Richard P. Myers — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)
- Roger L. Eddy — cosponsor (person)
- Sandy Cole — cosponsor (person)
- William B. Black — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2007-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-07** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2007-02-21** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 22, 2007
- **2007-02-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2007-02-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 23, 2007
- **2007-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2007-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2007-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2007-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2007-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2007-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2007-02-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2007-02-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2007-02-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2007-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2007-02-23** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-02-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2007-02-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2007-02-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-02-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2007-03-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2007-03-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2007-03-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2007-03-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2007-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2007-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0252 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4184af2-73a9-4ccb-9e0e-3b2acaeabf92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).