---
type: "Bill"
title: "ROOF LIC-PHOTO ID-PERMIT APP"
description: "Amends the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act. Provides that a building permit applicant must present a government-issued photo identification along with the building permit application and the official issuing the building permit shall maintain a copy of the photo identification in the building permit file. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3279"
citation: "Illinois SB 3279 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-07"
last_action: "2012-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7ed9302-43f0-4f2a-b487-1f8775419685"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3279&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=64450&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "cd6a69915f4b1223757ad255cc834b337c282f50b54d974138e073045a51fb52"
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 3279 (97th) — ROOF LIC-PHOTO ID-PERMIT APP

Amends the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act. Provides that a building permit applicant must present a government-issued photo identification along with the building permit application and the official issuing the building permit shall maintain a copy of the photo identification in the building permit file. 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=09700SB3279&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64450&DocNum=3279&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3279eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64450&DocNum=3279&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3279enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64450&DocNum=3279&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Kent Gaffney — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
- **2012-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-17** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-24** Postponed - Licensed Activities
- **2012-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2012-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities
- **2012-03-01** Postponed - Licensed Activities
- **2012-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-08** Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2012
- **2012-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
- **2012-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Martinez `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2012
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-16** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-23** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2012-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kent Gaffney
- **2012-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2012-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-24** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 25, 2012
- **2012-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `filing`
- **2012-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 009-000-000
- **2012-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-000-000
- **2012-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2012
- **2012-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0965 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7ed9302-43f0-4f2a-b487-1f8775419685`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).