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type: "Bill"
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title: "VISION AID LICENSE RENEWAL"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "98th"
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identifier: "HB 5897"
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citation: "Illinois HB 5897 (98th)"
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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: 30
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2014-02-14"
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last_action: "2014-07-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07617754-098a-4506-9222-966943f45321"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5897&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=81202&SessionID=85&GA=98"
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source_hash: "a1a7ab57e339a3f95a327782be15dada957810b980bbde22417909f0765a56fd"
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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 5897 (98th) — VISION AID LICENSE RENEWAL
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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.
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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=09800HB5897&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81202&DocNum=5897&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5897eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81202&DocNum=5897&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5897enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=81202&DocNum=5897&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dan Brady — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2014-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady `filing`
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- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-03-03** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady `amendment-introduction`
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- **2014-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2014-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
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- **2014-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2014-03-26** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2014-04-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2014-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2014-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
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- **2014-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2014-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2014 `reading-1`
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- **2014-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
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- **2014-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2014-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2014-05-07** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
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- **2014-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2014-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014
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- **2014-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2014-05-23** Passed Both Houses
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- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2014-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2014-07-16** Effective Date January 1, 2015
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- **2014-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0747 `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/07617754-098a-4506-9222-966943f45321`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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