---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-REMOVE SSN EXEMPTION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes the religious exemption to the requirement that an individual provide his or her social security number when applying for a driver's license or instruction permit. Removes provision for the use of a federal tax number or other distinctive number in lieu of a driver's license applicant's social security number. Removes provision for the use of an alternate identifying number in place of a commercial drivers license applicant's social security number. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1385"
citation: "Illinois HB 1385 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a1c58ef-d816-4e92-a6ea-8aabd586bac1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1385&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57886&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "6250ab5874734fcb9c327bb7963512020d7aed000dc48ebec14c450bb01c29ce"
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 1385 (97th) — VEH CD-REMOVE SSN EXEMPTION

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes the religious exemption to the requirement that an individual provide his or her social security number when applying for a driver's license or instruction permit. Removes provision for the use of a federal tax number or other distinctive number in lieu of a driver's license applicant's social security number. Removes provision for the use of an alternate identifying number in place of a commercial drivers license applicant's social security number. 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=09700HB1385&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57886&DocNum=1385&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1385eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57886&DocNum=1385&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1385enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57886&DocNum=1385&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **33–21** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John D'Amico — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico `filing`
- **2011-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-15** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 14, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-03-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2011-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Held in Transportation
- **2011-05-10** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 033-021-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-05** Effective Date August 5, 2011
- **2011-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0263 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a1c58ef-d816-4e92-a6ea-8aabd586bac1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).