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Bill	SOS-VETERAN ID AND LICENSE	Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall advise the Secretary of State as to what other forms of proof of a person's status as a veteran are acceptable. Allows the issuance of an identification card or a driver's license with a veteran designation to a member of the armed forces, including a member of any reserve component or National Guard unit, regardless of whether he or she served on active duty. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	SB 2173	Illinois SB 2173 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	48	2	2015-09-09	2016-07-15	openstates	ocd-bill/3151ea65-91ec-41b0-88e7-e4de3b963dd7	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2173&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=92317&SessionID=88&GA=99	cdb2538d98e87df3da43632c54b1addaeb75d0c619b73b550abd7d31926437c3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2173 (99th) — SOS-VETERAN ID AND LICENSE

Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall advise the Secretary of State as to what other forms of proof of a person's status as a veteran are acceptable. Allows the issuance of an identification card or a driver's license with a veteran designation to a member of the armed forces, including a member of any reserve component or National Guard unit, regardless of whether he or she served on active duty. Makes conforming changes. 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 — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 48–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
• Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
• Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)
• Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
• Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2015-09-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff filing
• 2015-09-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2015-09-09 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2015-11-13 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
• 2015-11-13 Sponsor Removed Sen. Steve Stadelman
• 2015-11-16 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
• 2016-01-13 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
• 2016-01-20 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
• 2016-01-27 Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs referral-committee
• 2016-01-27 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
• 2016-02-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
• 2016-02-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
• 2016-02-18 Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-02-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2016
• 2016-03-02 Second Reading reading-2
• 2016-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 3, 2016
• 2016-04-12 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
• 2016-04-12 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
• 2016-04-12 Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-04-12 Arrived in House introduction
• 2016-04-12 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2016-04-12 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-12 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-04-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2016-04-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
• 2016-04-18 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2016-05-03 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
• 2016-05-04 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-05-04 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-05-10 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-05-11 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-003 reading-3, passage
• 2016-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2016-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
• 2016-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
• 2016-05-11 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
• 2016-05-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
• 2016-05-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
• 2016-05-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2016-05-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
• 2016-05-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
• 2016-05-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
• 2016-05-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
• 2016-05-11 Passed Both Houses
• 2016-06-09 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2016-07-15 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2016-07-15 Effective Date July 15, 2016
• 2016-07-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0544 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3151ea65-91ec-41b0-88e7-e4de3b963dd7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).