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type: "Bill"
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title: "SOS-LITERACY & ENGLISH CLASSES"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall provide a pamphlet or post information informing customers of the availability of literacy and English as a second language classes at the Secretary of State Driver Service facilities. Provides that the Secretary may satisfy the requirement by providing the Internet address of a not-for-profit entity offering this information."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "101st"
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identifier: "HB 1557"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1557 (101st)"
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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: 26
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2019-01-30"
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last_action: "2019-07-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/120adf3c-23f5-4363-b6c7-c26eb44b55e6"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1557&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=116009&SessionID=108&GA=101"
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source_hash: "0bdaa3caa9c03b2aa4a8e548a0a5b27030dd5344d8b963475d3edf1704b797cf"
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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 HB 1557 (101st) — SOS-LITERACY & ENGLISH CLASSES
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall provide a pamphlet or post information informing customers of the availability of literacy and English as a second language classes at the Secretary of State Driver Service facilities. Provides that the Secretary may satisfy the requirement by providing the Internet address of a not-for-profit entity offering this information.
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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=10100HB1557&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=116009&DocNum=1557&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB1557eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=116009&DocNum=1557&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB1557enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=116009&DocNum=1557&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **76–28** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)
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- Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)
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- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `filing`
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- **2019-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-13** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-002-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
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- **2019-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-028-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 4, 2019 `reading-1`
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- **2019-04-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2019-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-04-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-02** Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
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- **2019-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
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- **2019-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-05-16** Passed Both Houses
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- **2019-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-07-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2019-07-12** Effective Date January 1, 2020
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- **2019-07-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0053 `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/120adf3c-23f5-4363-b6c7-c26eb44b55e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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