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type: "Bill"
title: "ID CARD-HOMELESS PERSON"
description: "Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act to authorize identification cards for homeless persons at no fee. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 897"
citation: "Illinois HB 897 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-10"
last_action: "2009-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78f6bc5f-20b5-45a6-8a49-d7dee5f5e955"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=897&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42455&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "1b387af47e4dd38741382793982b755b5ee7acde7ccb3980c6c58f8ffb0cc0fc"
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 897 (96th) — ID CARD-HOMELESS PERSON
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act to authorize identification cards for homeless persons at no fee. 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=09600HB0897&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42455&DocNum=897&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0897eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42455&DocNum=897&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0897enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42455&DocNum=897&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1069** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Greg Harris — primary (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Greg Harris `filing`
- **2009-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2009-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2009-02-18** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-02-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-02-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2009-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2009-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2009-03-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-009-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
- **2009-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-10** Effective Date July 1, 2010
- **2009-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0183 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78f6bc5f-20b5-45a6-8a49-d7dee5f5e955`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).