Bill Text: IL HB3389 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Adds an applicant's Firearm Owners Identification or Concealed Carry license number, if applicable, to the information that a driver's license shall display.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB3389 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HB3389-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 6-110 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/6-110) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 6-110. Licenses issued to drivers. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) The Secretary of State shall issue to every qualifying | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | applicant a driver's license as applied for, which license | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | shall bear a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee, | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | the legal name, signature, zip code, date of birth, residence | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | address, the Firearm Owners Identification or Concealed Carry | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | license number, if applicable, and a brief description of the | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | licensee. | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Licenses issued shall also indicate the classification and | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | the restrictions under Section 6-104 of this Code. The | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Secretary may adopt rules to establish informational | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | restrictions that can be placed on the driver's license | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | regarding specific conditions of the licensee. | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | A driver's license issued may, in the discretion of the | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | Secretary, include a suitable photograph of a type prescribed | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | by the Secretary. | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | (a-1) If the licensee is less than 18 years of age, unless |
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1 | one of the exceptions in subsection (a-2) apply, the license | ||||||
2 | shall, as a matter of law, be invalid for the operation of any | ||||||
3 | motor vehicle during the following times: | ||||||
4 | (A) Between 11:00 p.m. Friday and 6:00 a.m. Saturday; | ||||||
5 | (B) Between 11:00 p.m. Saturday and 6:00 a.m. on | ||||||
6 | Sunday; and | ||||||
7 | (C) Between 10:00 p.m. on Sunday to Thursday, | ||||||
8 | inclusive, and 6:00 a.m. on the following day. | ||||||
9 | (a-2) The driver's license of a person under the age of 18 | ||||||
10 | shall not be invalid as described in subsection (a-1) of this | ||||||
11 | Section if the licensee under the age of 18 was: | ||||||
12 | (1) accompanied by the licensee's parent or guardian | ||||||
13 | or other person in custody or control of the minor; | ||||||
14 | (2) on an errand at the direction of the minor's | ||||||
15 | parent or guardian, without any detour or stop; | ||||||
16 | (3) in a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel; | ||||||
17 | (4) going to or returning home from an employment | ||||||
18 | activity, without any detour or stop; | ||||||
19 | (5) involved in an emergency; | ||||||
20 | (6) going to or returning home from, without any | ||||||
21 | detour or stop, an official school, religious, or other | ||||||
22 | recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored | ||||||
23 | by a government or governmental agency, a civic | ||||||
24 | organization, or another similar entity that takes | ||||||
25 | responsibility for the licensee, without any detour or | ||||||
26 | stop; |
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1 | (7) exercising First Amendment rights protected by the | ||||||
2 | United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of | ||||||
3 | religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly; or | ||||||
4 | (8) married or had been married or is an emancipated | ||||||
5 | minor under the Emancipation of Minors Act. | ||||||
6 | (a-2.5) The driver's license of a person who is 17 years of | ||||||
7 | age and has been licensed for at least 12 months is not invalid | ||||||
8 | as described in subsection (a-1) of this Section while the | ||||||
9 | licensee is participating as an assigned driver in a Safe | ||||||
10 | Rides program that meets the following criteria: | ||||||
11 | (1) the program is sponsored by the Boy Scouts of | ||||||
12 | America or another national public service organization; | ||||||
13 | and | ||||||
14 | (2) the sponsoring organization carries liability | ||||||
15 | insurance covering the program. | ||||||
16 | (a-3) If a graduated driver's license holder over the age | ||||||
17 | of 18 committed an offense against traffic regulations | ||||||
18 | governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section | ||||||
19 | 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to | ||||||
20 | the graduated driver's license holder's 18th birthday, and was | ||||||
21 | subsequently convicted of the offense, the provisions of | ||||||
22 | subsection (a-1) shall continue to apply until such time as a | ||||||
23 | period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an | ||||||
24 | additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense | ||||||
25 | against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles | ||||||
26 | or Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code. |
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1 | (a-4) If an applicant for a driver's license or | ||||||
2 | instruction permit has a current identification card issued by | ||||||
3 | the Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the | ||||||
4 | applicant to utilize the same residence address and name on | ||||||
5 | the identification card, driver's license, and instruction | ||||||
6 | permit records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may | ||||||
7 | promulgate rules to implement this provision. | ||||||
8 | (a-5) If an applicant for a driver's license is an | ||||||
9 | employee of the Department of Children and Family Services | ||||||
10 | with a job title of "Child Protection Specialist Trainee", | ||||||
11 | "Child Protection Specialist", "Child Protection Advanced | ||||||
12 | Specialist", "Child Welfare Specialist Trainee", "Child | ||||||
13 | Welfare Specialist", or "Child Welfare Advanced Specialist" or | ||||||
14 | a judicial officer or a peace officer, the applicant may elect | ||||||
15 | to have his or her office or work address listed on the license | ||||||
16 | instead of the applicant's residence or mailing address. The | ||||||
17 | Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this | ||||||
18 | subsection (a-5). For the purposes of this subsection (a-5), | ||||||
19 | "peace officer" means any person who by virtue of his or her | ||||||
20 | office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to | ||||||
21 | maintain public order or to make arrests for a violation of any | ||||||
22 | penal statute of this State, whether that duty extends to all | ||||||
23 | violations or is limited to specific violations. | ||||||
24 | (b) Until the Secretary of State establishes a First | ||||||
25 | Person Consent organ and tissue donor registry under Section | ||||||
26 | 6-117 of this Code, the Secretary of State shall provide a |
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1 | format on the reverse of each driver's license issued which | ||||||
2 | the licensee may use to execute a document of gift conforming | ||||||
3 | to the provisions of the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act. The | ||||||
4 | format shall allow the licensee to indicate the gift intended, | ||||||
5 | whether specific organs, any organ, or the entire body, and | ||||||
6 | shall accommodate the signatures of the donor and 2 witnesses. | ||||||
7 | The Secretary shall also inform each applicant or licensee of | ||||||
8 | this format, describe the procedure for its execution, and may | ||||||
9 | offer the necessary witnesses; provided that in so doing, the | ||||||
10 | Secretary shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or | ||||||
11 | she is under no compulsion to execute a document of gift. A | ||||||
12 | brochure explaining this method of executing an anatomical | ||||||
13 | gift document shall be given to each applicant or licensee. | ||||||
14 | The brochure shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or | ||||||
15 | she is under no compulsion to execute a document of gift, and | ||||||
16 | that he or she may wish to consult with family, friends , or | ||||||
17 | clergy before doing so. The Secretary of State may undertake | ||||||
18 | additional efforts, including education and awareness | ||||||
19 | activities, to promote organ and tissue donation. | ||||||
20 | (c) The Secretary of State shall designate on each | ||||||
21 | driver's license issued a space where the licensee may place a | ||||||
22 | sticker or decal of the uniform size as the Secretary may | ||||||
23 | specify, which sticker or decal may indicate in appropriate | ||||||
24 | language that the owner of the license carries an Emergency | ||||||
25 | Medical Information Card. | ||||||
26 | The sticker may be provided by any person, hospital, |
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1 | school, medical group, or association interested in assisting | ||||||
2 | in implementing the Emergency Medical Information Card, but | ||||||
3 | shall meet the specifications as the Secretary may by rule or | ||||||
4 | regulation require. | ||||||
5 | (d) The Secretary of State shall designate on each | ||||||
6 | driver's license issued a space where the licensee may | ||||||
7 | indicate his blood type and RH factor. | ||||||
8 | (e) The Secretary of State shall provide that each | ||||||
9 | original or renewal driver's license issued to a licensee | ||||||
10 | under 21 years of age shall be of a distinct nature from those | ||||||
11 | driver's licenses issued to individuals 21 years of age and | ||||||
12 | older. The color designated for driver's licenses for | ||||||
13 | licensees under 21 years of age shall be at the discretion of | ||||||
14 | the Secretary of State. | ||||||
15 | (e-1) The Secretary shall provide that each driver's | ||||||
16 | license issued to a person under the age of 21 displays the | ||||||
17 | date upon which the person becomes 18 years of age and the date | ||||||
18 | upon which the person becomes 21 years of age. | ||||||
19 | (e-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify | ||||||
20 | military veterans living in this State for the purpose of | ||||||
21 | ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to | ||||||
22 | which they are legally entitled, including health care | ||||||
23 | healthcare , education assistance, and job placement. To assist | ||||||
24 | the State in identifying these veterans and delivering these | ||||||
25 | vital services and benefits, the Secretary of State is | ||||||
26 | authorized to issue drivers' licenses with the word "veteran" |
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1 | appearing on the face of the licenses. This authorization is | ||||||
2 | predicated on the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may | ||||||
3 | not issue any other driver's license which identifies an | ||||||
4 | occupation, status, affiliation, hobby, or other unique | ||||||
5 | characteristics of the license holder which is unrelated to | ||||||
6 | the purpose of the driver's license. | ||||||
7 | (e-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary | ||||||
8 | of State shall designate a space on each original or renewal | ||||||
9 | driver's license where, at the request of the applicant, the | ||||||
10 | word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation shall | ||||||
11 | be available to a person identified as a veteran under | ||||||
12 | subsection (e) of Section 6-106 of this Code who was | ||||||
13 | discharged or separated under honorable conditions. | ||||||
14 | (e-7) Upon providing the required documentation, at the | ||||||
15 | request of the applicant, the driver's license may reflect | ||||||
16 | Gold Star Family designation. The Secretary shall designate a | ||||||
17 | space on each original or renewal driver's license for such | ||||||
18 | designation. This designation shall be available to a person | ||||||
19 | eligible for Gold Star license plates under subsection (f) of | ||||||
20 | Section 6-106 of this Code. | ||||||
21 | (f) The Secretary of State shall inform all Illinois | ||||||
22 | licensed commercial motor vehicle operators of the | ||||||
23 | requirements of the Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, | ||||||
24 | Article V of this Chapter, and shall make provisions to insure | ||||||
25 | that all drivers, seeking to obtain a commercial driver's | ||||||
26 | license, be afforded an opportunity prior to April 1, 1992, to |
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1 | obtain the license. The Secretary is authorized to extend | ||||||
2 | driver's license expiration dates, and assign specific times, | ||||||
3 | dates and locations where these commercial driver's tests | ||||||
4 | shall be conducted. Any applicant, regardless of the current | ||||||
5 | expiration date of the applicant's driver's license, may be | ||||||
6 | subject to any assignment by the Secretary. Failure to comply | ||||||
7 | with the Secretary's assignment may result in the applicant's | ||||||
8 | forfeiture of an opportunity to receive a commercial driver's | ||||||
9 | license prior to April 1, 1992. | ||||||
10 | (g) The Secretary of State shall designate on a driver's | ||||||
11 | license issued, a space where the licensee may indicate that | ||||||
12 | he or she has drafted a living will in accordance with the | ||||||
13 | Illinois Living Will Act or a durable power of attorney for | ||||||
14 | health care in accordance with the Illinois Power of Attorney | ||||||
15 | Act. | ||||||
16 | (g-1) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, | ||||||
17 | may designate on each driver's license issued a space where | ||||||
18 | the licensee may place a sticker or decal, issued by the | ||||||
19 | Secretary of State, of uniform size as the Secretary may | ||||||
20 | specify, that shall indicate in appropriate language that the | ||||||
21 | owner of the license has renewed his or her driver's license. | ||||||
22 | (h) A person who acts in good faith in accordance with the | ||||||
23 | terms of this Section is not liable for damages in any civil | ||||||
24 | action or subject to prosecution in any criminal proceeding | ||||||
25 | for his or her act. | ||||||
26 | (i) The Secretary shall designate a space on each original |
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1 | or renewal of a driver's license, at the request of the | ||||||
2 | applicant, for a designation as a Gold Star Family. This | ||||||
3 | designation shall be available to a person eligible for Gold | ||||||
4 | Star license plates under subsection (f) of Section 6-106 of | ||||||
5 | this Code. | ||||||
6 | (Source: P.A. 103-888, eff. 8-9-24; 103-933, eff. 1-1-25; | ||||||
7 | revised 11-26-24.) |