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Bill	VETERAN-ID AND DRIVERS LICENSE	Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that for the purpose of issuing an identification card or driver's license with a veteran designation, acceptable forms of proof shall include, among other documents, Department of Defense form DD-2 (Retired) or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs summary of benefits letter. Provides new requirements for verification of veteran status. Makes conforming changes.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	101st	HB 3216	Illinois HB 3216 (101st)	bill		enacted		3	34	2	2019-02-15	2019-07-22	openstates	ocd-bill/8a3e67b3-3e07-44f0-81bc-2b3fcce3a0ac	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3216&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=119654&SessionID=108&GA=101	183b2bd740492ec7352ad1ce4d9e66936a1878a4ad8b2652b440596747ae6e9e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 3216 (101st) — VETERAN-ID AND DRIVERS LICENSE

Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that for the purpose of issuing an identification card or driver's license with a veteran designation, acceptable forms of proof shall include, among other documents, Department of Defense form DD-2 (Retired) or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs summary of benefits letter. Provides new requirements for verification of veteran status. Makes conforming changes.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 99–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Daniel Swanson — cosponsor (person)
• David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
• Jerry Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
• Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
• Michael E. Hastings — primary (person)
• Mike Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)
• Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-02-15 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit filing
• 2019-02-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-02-15 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-03-05 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2019-03-13 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2019-03-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
• 2019-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
• 2019-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
• 2019-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
• 2019-03-20 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2019-03-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-03-29 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2019-04-03 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2019-04-03 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2019-04-03 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
• 2019-04-03 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-04-03 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-04-24 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2019-05-02 Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2019-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
• 2019-05-14 Second Reading reading-2
• 2019-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019
• 2019-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
• 2019-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
• 2019-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
• 2019-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2019-05-17 Passed Both Houses
• 2019-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
• 2019-06-14 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2019-07-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
• 2019-07-19 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2019-07-22 Effective Date January 1, 2020
• 2019-07-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0106 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8a3e67b3-3e07-44f0-81bc-2b3fcce3a0ac. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).