---
type: "Bill"
title: "GRADUATED DRIVER'S LICENSE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides the Act may be cited as \"Kelsey's Law\". Prohibits the issuance of a graduated driver's license to a person under 18 if the person has a traffic citation for which a disposition has not been rendered. Allows the Secretary of State to cancel a minor's driver's license if the Secretary determines that at the time of license issuance, the minor held an instruction permit and had a traffic citation for which a disposition had not been rendered. Allows prosecutors to request the court to invalidate any driver's license if the driver is convicted of a violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code or similar local ordinance, the violation of which was the proximate cause of the death or Type A injury of another."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1009"
citation: "Illinois HB 1009 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-30"
last_action: "2013-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d680a30-f40b-4e8c-9f6c-3ec11b9b2cf0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1009&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=71451&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "5803d22f07ed8e9a54cc47d152e81421990678ada57a09c9b5ea13d963fa014e"
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 1009 (98th) — GRADUATED DRIVER'S LICENSE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides the Act may be cited as "Kelsey's Law". Prohibits the issuance of a graduated driver's license to a person under 18 if the person has a traffic citation for which a disposition has not been rendered. Allows the Secretary of State to cancel a minor's driver's license if the Secretary determines that at the time of license issuance, the minor held an instruction permit and had a traffic citation for which a disposition had not been rendered. Allows prosecutors to request the court to invalidate any driver's license if the driver is convicted of a violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code or similar local ordinance, the violation of which was the proximate cause of the death or Type A injury of another.

## 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=09800HB1009&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71451&DocNum=1009&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1009eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71451&DocNum=1009&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1009enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71451&DocNum=1009&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John D'Amico — primary (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico `filing`
- **2013-01-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2013-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-13** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2013-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
- **2013-02-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2013-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-03-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2013-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2013-03-01** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2013-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2013-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-03-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 5, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-03-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2013-03-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-12** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** Postponed - Transportation
- **2013-04-17** Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 18, 2013
- **2013-04-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2013-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2013-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-05** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0168 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d680a30-f40b-4e8c-9f6c-3ec11b9b2cf0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).