republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-5073.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SECRETARY OF STATE-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that fees for dishonored payments apply to any payment (instead of to each check, money order, or bank draft). Provides that the Secretary shall assess a penalty of 25% for certain dishonored payments. Provides that the Secretary may waive fees for certain duplicate documents for disaster victims who meet specified criteria. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the fee for dishonored payments from $19 to $25 and makes the fee applicable to all dishonored payments (instead of only to checks). Provides that out of each fee collected for dishonored payments, $5 shall be deposited in the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. Provides that penalty fees take effect if the total amount due to the Secretary exceeds $100 (instead of $50). Provides that certain Armed Forces members are exempt from driver's license requirements for a period of 120 (instead of 90) days following the service members' return to the United States. Puts restrictions on the issuance of a graduated driver's license to persons under 18 years of age who are not legally emancipated (instead of legally emancipated by marriage). Removes provisions containing certain restrictions on the operation of a motor vehicle by a graduated driver's license holder. Provides that the Secretary may cancel any license or permit upon determining that the holder has had his or her medical examiner's certificate, medical variance, or both removed or rescinded by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or has failed to self-certify as to the type of driving in which the CDL driver engages or expects to engage. Provides that certain information collected from a driver education provider applicant may be used at administrative hearings relating to the denial, cancellation, suspension, or revocation of a driver training school license. Removes certain language concerning the applicability of a Section concerning chemical testing of motorists involved in a personal injury or fatal motor vehicle accident. Sec. 5.5 of Section 5 and Sec. 3-821 of Section 10 are effective January 1, 2013. The remainder of the Act is effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5073"
citation: "Illinois HB 5073 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-07"
last_action: "2012-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/408b78d3-16de-459a-8993-8f2cb86f3979"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5073&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65081&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "8b03eaa35c1a338f1cfae4fdb944c95ed726d6cf915b11508af3bdb990d8642c"
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 5073 (97th) — SECRETARY OF STATE-VARIOUS

Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that fees for dishonored payments apply to any payment (instead of to each check, money order, or bank draft). Provides that the Secretary shall assess a penalty of 25% for certain dishonored payments. Provides that the Secretary may waive fees for certain duplicate documents for disaster victims who meet specified criteria. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the fee for dishonored payments from $19 to $25 and makes the fee applicable to all dishonored payments (instead of only to checks). Provides that out of each fee collected for dishonored payments, $5 shall be deposited in the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. Provides that penalty fees take effect if the total amount due to the Secretary exceeds $100 (instead of $50). Provides that certain Armed Forces members are exempt from driver's license requirements for a period of 120 (instead of 90) days following the service members' return to the United States. Puts restrictions on the issuance of a graduated driver's license to persons under 18 years of age who are not legally emancipated (instead of legally emancipated by marriage). Removes provisions containing certain restrictions on the operation of a motor vehicle by a graduated driver's license holder. Provides that the Secretary may cancel any license or permit upon determining that the holder has had his or her medical examiner's certificate, medical variance, or both removed or rescinded by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or has failed to self-certify as to the type of driving in which the CDL driver engages or expects to engage. Provides that certain information collected from a driver education provider applicant may be used at administrative hearings relating to the denial, cancellation, suspension, or revocation of a driver training school license. Removes certain language concerning the applicability of a Section concerning chemical testing of motorists involved in a personal injury or fatal motor vehicle accident. Sec. 5.5 of Section 5 and Sec. 3-821 of Section 10 are effective January 1, 2013. The remainder of the Act is 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=09700HB5073&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65081&DocNum=5073&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5073eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65081&DocNum=5073&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5073enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65081&DocNum=5073&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brandon W. Phelps — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `filing`
- **2012-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2012-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** 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`
- **2012-03-30** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-30** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
- **2012-04-30** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2012-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2012-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-10** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-14** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2012
- **2012-05-16** Do Pass Transportation; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2012
- **2012-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-20** Effective Date July 20, 2012
- **2012-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0835 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/408b78d3-16de-459a-8993-8f2cb86f3979`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).