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type: "Bill"
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title: "SOS-VETERAN ID AND LICENSE"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "SB 2173"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2173 (99th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 48
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2015-09-09"
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last_action: "2016-07-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3151ea65-91ec-41b0-88e7-e4de3b963dd7"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2173&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=92317&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "cdb2538d98e87df3da43632c54b1addaeb75d0c619b73b550abd7d31926437c3"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 2173 (99th) — SOS-VETERAN ID AND LICENSE
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2173&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=92317&DocNum=2173&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2173eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=92317&DocNum=2173&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2173enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=92317&DocNum=2173&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
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- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
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- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)
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- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
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- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-09-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
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- **2015-09-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-09-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-11-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
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- **2015-11-13** Sponsor Removed Sen. Steve Stadelman
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- **2015-11-16** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
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- **2016-01-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
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- **2016-01-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
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- **2016-01-27** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2016-01-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
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- **2016-02-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
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- **2016-02-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
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- **2016-02-18** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2016-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 1, 2016
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- **2016-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2016-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 3, 2016
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- **2016-04-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
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- **2016-04-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
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- **2016-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2016-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2016-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2016-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2016-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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- **2016-04-18** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
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- **2016-05-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2016-05-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2016-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2016-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2016-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-003 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2016-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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- **2016-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
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- **2016-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
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- **2016-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
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- **2016-05-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
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- **2016-05-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
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- **2016-05-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
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- **2016-05-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
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- **2016-05-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
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- **2016-05-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
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- **2016-05-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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- **2016-05-11** Passed Both Houses
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- **2016-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-07-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2016-07-15** Effective Date July 15, 2016
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- **2016-07-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0544 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3151ea65-91ec-41b0-88e7-e4de3b963dd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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