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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-DRIVER'S LIC MED REVIEW"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1585"
citation: "Illinois SB 1585 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20906b56-1cc3-41d4-a761-8df0e8444e6e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1585&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57483&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "04c67151877f997e1c2b4eedf6b014fae1a321a7137b33e641eac3fc5b109923"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1585&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57483&DocNum=1585&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1585eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57483&DocNum=1585&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1585enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57483&DocNum=1585&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20906b56-1cc3-41d4-a761-8df0e8444e6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).