republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-2563.md

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Bill	VETERAN CDL APPLICATIONS	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides a skills test waiver to personnel of the armed forces of the United States, including Reserve and National Guard members, applying for a CDL that meet the following: (1) have 2 years experience operating a military motor vehicle that is representative of the class of commercial motor vehicle for which the applicant is seeking a CDL, (2) are active duty or discharged within the past year, (3) are residents of Illinois or hold or are eligible for an Illinois driver's license, and (4) provide a skills test waiver form signed by the applicant and his or her commanding officer certifying the applicant qualifies for the skills waiver.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 2563	Illinois HB 2563 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	35	2	2013-02-21	2013-07-08	openstates	ocd-bill/8aebb1fe-e52e-4ee4-99f3-5cc86e515e57	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2563&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74364&SessionID=85&GA=98	580aebe2c35efda0b386683b1b58e2c4475cdd652535b269be5f2d92fd99c6ef	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2563 (98th) — VETERAN CDL APPLICATIONS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides a skills test waiver to personnel of the armed forces of the United States, including Reserve and National Guard members, applying for a CDL that meet the following: (1) have 2 years experience operating a military motor vehicle that is representative of the class of commercial motor vehicle for which the applicant is seeking a CDL, (2) are active duty or discharged within the past year, (3) are residents of Illinois or hold or are eligible for an Illinois driver's license, and (4) provide a skills test waiver form signed by the applicant and his or her commanding officer certifying the applicant qualifies for the skills waiver.

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 — 58–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 89–19 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-02-21 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard filing
• 2013-02-21 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-02-21 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-03-04 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2013-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard amendment-introduction
• 2013-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
• 2013-03-13 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2013-03-13 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-03-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-03-15 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-03-22 Removed from Short Debate Status
• 2013-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
• 2013-03-22 Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 089-019-001 reading-3, passage
• 2013-03-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
• 2013-03-22 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2013-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 10, 2013 reading-1
• 2013-04-10 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
• 2013-04-11 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-11 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-23 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2013-04-24 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Antonio Muñoz
• 2013-04-24 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
• 2013-05-08 Do Pass Transportation; 015-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
• 2013-05-20 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
• 2013-05-20 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
• 2013-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-22 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-07-08 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-07-08 Effective Date January 1, 2014
• 2013-07-08 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0052 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8aebb1fe-e52e-4ee4-99f3-5cc86e515e57. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).