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type: "Bill"
title: "ID CARD-SOS-SIGNATURE OR MARK"
description: "Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Requires the Secretary of State to affix the signature or mark of the applicant for standard Illinois Identification Cards and Illinois Disabled Person Identification Cards, rather than requiring each applicant to affix his or her signature to the card upon receipt and prior to its use for any purpose."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 446"
citation: "Illinois HB 446 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-04"
last_action: "2009-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94174610-e654-424b-93bd-0ffc45f7a46a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=446&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40787&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "073e7db0832c97565b07a9631e46180756dac4c6e66c6b4728073fcea3ade8ba"
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 446 (96th) — ID CARD-SOS-SIGNATURE OR MARK
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Requires the Secretary of State to affix the signature or mark of the applicant for standard Illinois Identification Cards and Illinois Disabled Person Identification Cards, rather than requiring each applicant to affix his or her signature to the card upon receipt and prior to its use for any purpose.
## 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=09600HB0446&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40787&DocNum=446&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0446eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40787&DocNum=446&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0446enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40787&DocNum=446&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1090** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kenneth Dunkin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Paul D. Froehlich `filing`
- **2009-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-09** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-03** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2009-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2009-03-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Consumer Protection `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass Consumer Protection; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Sponsor Removed Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-07** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0146 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/94174610-e654-424b-93bd-0ffc45f7a46a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).