republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-5897.md

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Bill	VISION AID LICENSE RENEWAL	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that special restricted licenses issued allowing individuals that use vision aid arrangements other than standard eyeglasses or contact lenses to operate a motor vehicle during nighttime hours shall be valid for a period of 48 months instead of 12. Provides that this license shall be cancelled if the license holder does not submit annual certification from an ophthalmologist or optometrist that his or her vision has not changed.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 5897	Illinois HB 5897 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	30	2	2014-02-14	2014-07-16	openstates	ocd-bill/07617754-098a-4506-9222-966943f45321	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5897&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=81202&SessionID=85&GA=98	a1a7ab57e339a3f95a327782be15dada957810b980bbde22417909f0765a56fd	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5897 (98th) — VISION AID LICENSE RENEWAL

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that special restricted licenses issued allowing individuals that use vision aid arrangements other than standard eyeglasses or contact lenses to operate a motor vehicle during nighttime hours shall be valid for a period of 48 months instead of 12. Provides that this license shall be cancelled if the license holder does not submit annual certification from an ophthalmologist or optometrist that his or her vision has not changed.

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 — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 111–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Dan Brady — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2014-02-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady filing
• 2014-02-14 First Reading reading-1
• 2014-02-14 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-03-03 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2014-03-13 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady amendment-introduction
• 2014-03-13 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2014-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
• 2014-03-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2014-03-26 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2014-03-27 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2014-04-09 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2014-04-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2014-04-10 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2014-04-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
• 2014-04-10 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2014-04-10 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2014 reading-1
• 2014-04-10 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
• 2014-04-11 First Reading reading-1
• 2014-04-11 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2014-04-30 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2014-05-07 Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2014-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
• 2014-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
• 2014-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014
• 2014-05-23 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2014-05-23 Passed Both Houses
• 2014-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2014-07-16 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2014-07-16 Effective Date January 1, 2015
• 2014-07-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0747 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/07617754-098a-4506-9222-966943f45321. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).