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Bill	VEH CD-DRIVER'S LIC MED REVIEW	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may accept written statements to the effect that the operation of a motor vehicle by the person would not be inimical to the public safety from certain licensed physician assistants and advanced practice nurses (in addition to competent medical specialists). Amends the definition of "medical examiner" or "medical practitioner" found in the Driver's License Medical Review Law of 1992 to include certain licensed physician assistants and advanced practice nurses. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	SB 1585	Illinois SB 1585 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	26	2	2011-02-09	2011-07-22	openstates	ocd-bill/20906b56-1cc3-41d4-a761-8df0e8444e6e	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1585&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57483&SessionID=84&GA=97	04c67151877f997e1c2b4eedf6b014fae1a321a7137b33e641eac3fc5b109923	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1585 (97th) — VEH CD-DRIVER'S LIC MED REVIEW

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may accept written statements to the effect that the operation of a motor vehicle by the person would not be inimical to the public safety from certain licensed physician assistants and advanced practice nurses (in addition to competent medical specialists). Amends the definition of "medical examiner" or "medical practitioner" found in the Driver's License Medical Review Law of 1992 to include certain licensed physician assistants and advanced practice nurses. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• M. Maggie Crotty — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2011-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty filing
• 2011-02-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-02-09 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-02-23 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2011-03-01 Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-03-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2011
• 2011-03-02 Second Reading reading-2
• 2011-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 3, 2011
• 2011-03-03 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-03-03 Arrived in House introduction
• 2011-03-03 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2011-03-04 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
• 2011-03-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-03-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-04-11 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2011-04-13 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
• 2011-04-27 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-04-27 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-05-03 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-05-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-05-05 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-05 Passed Both Houses
• 2011-06-03 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2011-07-22 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2011-07-22 Effective Date July 22, 2011
• 2011-07-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0185 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/20906b56-1cc3-41d4-a761-8df0e8444e6e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).