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| Bill | ID CARD ACT-DISABILITY ID | Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Removes provisions authorizing the Secretary of State to provide by rule for the issuance of an identification card without photograph if the applicant has a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to the display of his or her photograph. Substitutes the term "person with a disability" for the term "disabled person". Redefines the terms "developmental disability", "visual disability", "physical disability", and "mental disability". Provides that blindness is a Class 1A disability. Changes the name of the Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card to the Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card. Makes conforming changes in the Election Code, Property Tax Code, Mobile Home Local Services Tax Act, Illinois Public Aid Code, Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, Fish and Aquatic Life Code, Wildlife Code, Illinois Vehicle Code, Jury Act, and Jury Commission Act. Effective January 1, 2013. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 97th | HB 4531 | Illinois HB 4531 (97th) |
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enacted | 3 | 40 | 3 | 2012-01-31 | 2012-08-24 | openstates | ocd-bill/0ed5fe07-3e43-4508-8c61-a0629008f896 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4531&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64215&SessionID=84&GA=97 | 345409fe1af487d7582085a1d9798131cfe592b162016c94d0cb21e8333bb42b | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4531 (97th) — ID CARD ACT-DISABILITY ID
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Removes provisions authorizing the Secretary of State to provide by rule for the issuance of an identification card without photograph if the applicant has a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to the display of his or her photograph. Substitutes the term "person with a disability" for the term "disabled person". Redefines the terms "developmental disability", "visual disability", "physical disability", and "mental disability". Provides that blindness is a Class 1A disability. Changes the name of the Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card to the Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card. Makes conforming changes in the Election Code, Property Tax Code, Mobile Home Local Services Tax Act, Illinois Public Aid Code, Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, Fish and Aquatic Life Code, Wildlife Code, Illinois Vehicle Code, Jury Act, and Jury Commission Act. Effective January 1, 2013.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — 85–22 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 93–16 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)
- Mike Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2012-01-31 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
filing - 2012-01-31 First Reading
reading-1 - 2012-01-31 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2012-02-27 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
referral-committee - 2012-03-07 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 018-000-000
committee-passage - 2012-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2012-03-27 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2012-03-27 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2012-03-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2012-03-29 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 093-016-000
reading-3, passage - 2012-03-30 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2012-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2012-03-30 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- 2012-03-30 First Reading
reading-1 - 2012-03-30 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2012-04-11 Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
referral-committee - 2012-04-19 Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
- 2012-04-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III
amendment-introduction - 2012-04-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2012-04-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- 2012-04-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
- 2012-04-25 Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs
- 2012-05-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2012-05-02 Do Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000
committee-passage - 2012-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2012
- 2012-05-16 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2012-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2012
- 2012-05-16 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- 2012-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2012-05-23 Arrived in House
introduction - 2012-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2012-05-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2012-05-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2012-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2012-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 085-022-001
- 2012-05-28 Passed Both Houses
- 2012-06-26 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2012-08-24 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2012-08-24 Effective Date January 1, 2013
- 2012-08-24 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1064
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0ed5fe07-3e43-4508-8c61-a0629008f896. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).