republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-395.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "REAL ID COMPLIANT CARDS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall refuse to issue a REAL ID compliant identification card to any person who has been issued a REAL ID compliant driver's license under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person may surrender a REAL ID compliant driver's license in order to become eligible to obtain a REAL ID compliant identification card. Provides that the Secretary may issue both REAL ID compliant identification cards and non-compliant identification cards, and may permit applicants to designate which type of identification card they wish to receive. Provides that all provisions applicable to non-compliant identification cards shall also apply to REAL ID compliant identification cards, except where the provisions are inconsistent with the REAL ID Act and implementing regulations. Requires the Secretary to establish by rule the date on which issuance of REAL ID compliant identification cards will begin. Provides for the issuance of confidential identification cards as either REAL ID compliant identification cards or non-compliant identification cards. Provides that every identification card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card issued to an applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent resident shall be marked \"Limited Term\" and shall expire, if the earliest among other potential expiration dates, one year from the date of issuance of a Limited Term REAL ID compliant identification card. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to make similar changes concerning issuance of driver's licenses. Defines terms. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 395"
citation: "Illinois HB 395 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8de96b64-214d-49bb-9a5c-c979027d23e2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=395&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=99867&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "7de40f5331439565c814060a446d5c4b55b96423f58a53d7830a0eaa07dbcda5"
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 395 (100th) — REAL ID COMPLIANT CARDS

Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall refuse to issue a REAL ID compliant identification card to any person who has been issued a REAL ID compliant driver's license under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person may surrender a REAL ID compliant driver's license in order to become eligible to obtain a REAL ID compliant identification card. Provides that the Secretary may issue both REAL ID compliant identification cards and non-compliant identification cards, and may permit applicants to designate which type of identification card they wish to receive. Provides that all provisions applicable to non-compliant identification cards shall also apply to REAL ID compliant identification cards, except where the provisions are inconsistent with the REAL ID Act and implementing regulations. Requires the Secretary to establish by rule the date on which issuance of REAL ID compliant identification cards will begin. Provides for the issuance of confidential identification cards as either REAL ID compliant identification cards or non-compliant identification cards. Provides that every identification card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card issued to an applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent resident shall be marked "Limited Term" and shall expire, if the earliest among other potential expiration dates, one year from the date of issuance of a Limited Term REAL ID compliant identification card. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to make similar changes concerning issuance of driver's licenses. Defines terms. Makes conforming changes. 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=10000HB0395&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99867&DocNum=395&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0395eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99867&DocNum=395&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0395enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=99867&DocNum=395&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–7** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **47–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John C. D'Amico — primary (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-12** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John C. D'Amico `filing`
- **2017-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2017-01-25** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-02-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John C. D'Amico `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2017-02-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-007-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2017-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2017-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2017-04-25** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2017
- **2017-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2017
- **2017-05-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 047-006-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-22** Effective Date August 22, 2017
- **2017-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0248 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8de96b64-214d-49bb-9a5c-c979027d23e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).