republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/104th/hb-1226.md

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Bill	VEH CD-EXAMS	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires every applicant for the renewal of a driver's license who is 79 years or older to renew in person. Requires every applicant for the renewal of a driver's license who is 87 years of age or or who is 75 years of age or older and holds a commercial driver's license to prove, by an actual demonstration, the applicant's ability to exercise reasonable care in the safe operation of a motor vehicle. Allows an immediate family member to submit information to the Secretary of State relative to the medical condition of a person if the condition interferes with the person's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely. Requires information to be submitted in writing in a manner and form approved by the Secretary and shall include the name of the person submitting the information. Prohibits the Secretary from accepting or acting on anonymous reports. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2026.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	104th	HB 1226	Illinois HB 1226 (104th)	bill		enacted	Jay Hoffman Ram Villivalam	3	149	4	2025-01-09	2025-08-15	openstates	ocd-bill/d73a3b53-387a-4af2-be24-2f980c208ea8	https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1226&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=157017&SessionID=114	82a51f4cffd7e0715795b623d65984f6ecdb67fd9f8e64b8faff699cefd29350	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1226 (104th) — VEH CD-EXAMS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires every applicant for the renewal of a driver's license who is 79 years or older to renew in person. Requires every applicant for the renewal of a driver's license who is 87 years of age or or who is 75 years of age or older and holds a commercial driver's license to prove, by an actual demonstration, the applicant's ability to exercise reasonable care in the safe operation of a motor vehicle. Allows an immediate family member to submit information to the Secretary of State relative to the medical condition of a person if the condition interferes with the person's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely. Requires information to be submitted in writing in a manner and form approved by the Secretary and shall include the name of the person submitting the information. Prohibits the Secretary from accepting or acting on anonymous reports. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2026.

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 — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — 11–0 (pass) · lower
• Transportation — 14–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
• Ram Villivalam — primary (person)
• Abdelnasser Rashid — cosponsor (person)
• Adam M. Niemerg — cosponsor (person)
• Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Amy Elik — cosponsor (person)
• Amy L. Grant — cosponsor (person)
• Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
• Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
• Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
• Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
• Brad Stephens — cosponsor (person)
• Bradley Fritts — cosponsor (person)
• Brandun Schweizer — cosponsor (person)
• Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
• Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
• Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
• Chris Balkema — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
• Craig Wilcox — cosponsor (person)
• Curtis J. Tarver, II — cosponsor (person)
• Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
• Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
• Dan Swanson — cosponsor (person)
• Dan Ugaste — cosponsor (person)
• Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
• Darby A. Hills — cosponsor (person)
• Dave Severin — cosponsor (person)
• Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
• Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
• David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
• Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
• Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
• Donald P. DeWitte — cosponsor (person)
• Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
• Edgar González, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Emanuel "Chris" Welch — cosponsor (person)
• Erica Harriss — cosponsor (person)
• Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
• Graciela Guzmán — cosponsor (person)
• Gregg Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
• Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
• Jackie Haas — cosponsor (person)
• Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
• Jason R. Bunting — cosponsor (person)
• Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
• Jed Davis — cosponsor (person)
• Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
• Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer Sanalitro — cosponsor (person)
• Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
• Joe C. Sosnowski — cosponsor (person)
• John F. Curran — cosponsor (person)
• John M. Cabello — cosponsor (person)
• Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
• Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
• Kam Buckner — cosponsor (person)
• Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
• Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
• Kimberly Du Buclet — cosponsor (person)
• Kyle Moore — cosponsor (person)
• Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
• Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
• Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
• Lisa Davis — cosponsor (person)
• Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
• Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
• Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
• Martin McLaughlin — cosponsor (person)
• Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
• Mary Gill — cosponsor (person)
• Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
• Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
• Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
• Michael Crawford — cosponsor (person)
• Michael J. Coffey, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)
• Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
• Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
• Nabeela Syed — cosponsor (person)
• Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
• Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
• Nicole La Ha — cosponsor (person)
• Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
• Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
• Norma Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick J. Joyce — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick Sheehan — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick Windhorst — cosponsor (person)
• Paul Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
• Regan Deering — cosponsor (person)
• Rick Ryan — cosponsor (person)
• Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
• Robert "Bob" Rita — cosponsor (person)
• Ryan Spain — cosponsor (person)
• Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
• Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
• Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
• Steve McClure — cosponsor (person)
• Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
• Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
• Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
• Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
• Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
• Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)
• Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
• Tony M. McCombie — cosponsor (person)
• Travis Weaver — cosponsor (person)
• Wayne A. Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
• Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
• William E Hauter — cosponsor (person)
• Yolonda Morris — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-01-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman filing
• 2025-01-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
• 2025-01-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
• 2025-01-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
• 2025-01-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
• 2025-01-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2025-01-09 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2025-01-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
• 2025-01-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
• 2025-01-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
• 2025-01-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter
• 2025-01-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
• 2025-01-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore
• 2025-01-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
• 2025-01-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
• 2025-01-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
• 2025-01-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
• 2025-01-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
• 2025-01-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
• 2025-01-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
• 2025-01-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
• 2025-01-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens
• 2025-01-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
• 2025-01-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
• 2025-01-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
• 2025-01-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
• 2025-01-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
• 2025-01-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
• 2025-01-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant
• 2025-01-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
• 2025-01-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
• 2025-01-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
• 2025-01-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
• 2025-01-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
• 2025-01-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
• 2025-01-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
• 2025-01-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
• 2025-01-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
• 2025-01-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
• 2025-01-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
• 2025-01-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
• 2025-01-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
• 2025-01-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
• 2025-01-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
• 2025-01-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
• 2025-01-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
• 2025-01-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
• 2025-01-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2025-01-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski
• 2025-01-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
• 2025-01-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
• 2025-01-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
• 2025-01-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
• 2025-01-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
• 2025-01-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
• 2025-01-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
• 2025-01-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
• 2025-01-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
• 2025-01-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
• 2025-01-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
• 2025-01-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
• 2025-01-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
• 2025-01-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2025-01-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
• 2025-01-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
• 2025-01-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
• 2025-01-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
• 2025-01-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
• 2025-01-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
• 2025-01-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
• 2025-01-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
• 2025-01-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
• 2025-01-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
• 2025-01-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
• 2025-01-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
• 2025-02-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
• 2025-02-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
• 2025-02-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
• 2025-02-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
• 2025-02-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam M. Niemerg
• 2025-02-11 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety referral-committee
• 2025-02-19 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000
• 2025-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering
• 2025-02-19 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2025-02-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
• 2025-03-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
• 2025-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
• 2025-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
• 2025-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
• 2025-03-25 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2025-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2025-04-09 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2025-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2025-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
• 2025-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
• 2025-04-09 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2025-04-09 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2025-04-09 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
• 2025-04-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2025-04-09 Referred to Assignments
• 2025-04-11 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
• 2025-04-11 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2025-04-11 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
• 2025-04-14 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
• 2025-04-14 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
• 2025-04-14 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
• 2025-04-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
• 2025-04-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2025-04-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
• 2025-04-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
• 2025-04-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
• 2025-04-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
• 2025-04-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
• 2025-04-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
• 2025-04-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
• 2025-04-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
• 2025-04-23 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2025-04-23 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills
• 2025-04-23 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
• 2025-04-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
• 2025-04-28 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Ram Villivalam
• 2025-04-28 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
• 2025-04-29 Postponed - Transportation
• 2025-05-02 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
• 2025-05-06 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
• 2025-05-06 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
• 2025-05-06 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
• 2025-05-06 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2025-05-07 Do Pass Transportation; 014-000-000
• 2025-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 reading-2
• 2025-05-07 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
• 2025-05-07 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
• 2025-05-07 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
• 2025-05-07 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
• 2025-05-08 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
• 2025-05-08 Second Reading reading-2
• 2025-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025
• 2025-05-08 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
• 2025-05-13 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
• 2025-05-13 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
• 2025-05-13 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
• 2025-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
• 2025-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2025-05-22 Passed Both Houses
• 2025-05-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
• 2025-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2025-08-15 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2025-08-15 Effective Date July 1, 2026
• 2025-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0169 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d73a3b53-387a-4af2-be24-2f980c208ea8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).