republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-5669.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SOS-SPECIAL NEEDS ALERT"
description: "Creates the Secretary of State Special Needs Alert Act. Establishes the special needs alert database to ensure persons with disabilities, special needs, or both have the same access to public safety services as provided to all citizens. Provides that the special needs alert database shall be connected to the Secretary of State vehicle, driver, and identification card database in a manner that allows public safety workers to access information relating to the disability or special need of individual. Provides that any person holding a vehicle registration, State identification card, driver's license, instruction permit, or any other type of driving permit issued by the Secretary of State shall be afforded the opportunity to provide the Secretary of State, in a manner and form designated by the Secretary of State, disability or special needs information relating to the holder or any disabled or special needs individual that does not hold identification issued by the Secretary of State and for which the holder is the primary caregiver. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this Act. Contains provisions concerning data control and accessibility, confidentiality, liability, and duration, among others. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5669"
citation: "Illinois HB 5669 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-09"
last_action: "2010-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0eedcb3-d4d4-4d8c-b0e4-6dc9b29a537a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5669&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50865&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "375e9edf2e7a0a242224b35f3d764fc1c23c9f992cb1087281de72ae565451c5"
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 5669 (96th) — SOS-SPECIAL NEEDS ALERT

Creates the Secretary of State Special Needs Alert Act. Establishes the special needs alert database to ensure persons with disabilities, special needs, or both have the same access to public safety services as provided to all citizens. Provides that the special needs alert database shall be connected to the Secretary of State vehicle, driver, and identification card database in a manner that allows public safety workers to access information relating to the disability or special need of individual. Provides that any person holding a vehicle registration, State identification card, driver's license, instruction permit, or any other type of driving permit issued by the Secretary of State shall be afforded the opportunity to provide the Secretary of State, in a manner and form designated by the Secretary of State, disability or special needs information relating to the holder or any disabled or special needs individual that does not hold identification issued by the Secretary of State and for which the holder is the primary caregiver. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this Act. Contains provisions concerning data control and accessibility, confidentiality, liability, and duration, among others. 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=09600HB5669&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50865&DocNum=5669&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5669eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50865&DocNum=5669&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5669enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50865&DocNum=5669&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tom Cross — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2010-02-09** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2010-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Disability Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2010-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2010-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Disability Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Disability Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Disability Services Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2010-03-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 15, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
- **2010-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2010-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1168 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0eedcb3-d4d4-4d8c-b0e4-6dc9b29a537a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).