Bill Text: IL SB3290 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. With regard to the examination of applicants for a driver's license, allows the Secretary of State to adopt rules regarding the administration of the demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of a motor vehicle by driver training schools licensed by the Secretary. Amends the Cycle Rider Safety Training Act. Provides that a dealer provider shall not adopt any policy, requirement, or expectation regarding an employee's manner of dress outside of the employee's scheduled work hours, nor may the provider pose any questions regarding such on job applications or during interviews with potential employees. Provides that a dealer provider may provide cycle rider safety training courses to the public for a fee which shall not be refunded. Provides that a dealer provider may set up ranges and courses without responding to notices from the Department of Transportation and is ineligible for grant funds from the Cycle Rider Safety Training Fund. Sets forth requirements and prohibitions for a dealer provider that offers courses. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2027.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)

Status: (Enrolled) 2026-06-25 - Sent to the Governor [SB3290 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB3290-Enrolled.html

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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Section 6-109 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/6-109)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-169)
Sec. 6-109. Examination of applicants.
(a) The Secretary of State shall examine every applicant
for a driver's license or permit who has not been previously
licensed as a driver under the laws of this State or any other
state or country, or any applicant for renewal of such
driver's license or permit when such license or permit has
been expired for more than one year. The Secretary of State
shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph (c), examine
every licensed driver at least every 8 years, and may examine
or re-examine any other applicant or licensed driver, provided
that during the years 1984 through 1991 those drivers issued a
license for 3 years may be re-examined not less than every 7
years or more than every 10 years.
The Secretary of State shall require the testing of the
eyesight of any driver's license or permit applicant who has
not been previously licensed as a driver under the laws of this

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State and shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide
for the orderly administration of all the provisions of this
Section.
The Secretary of State shall include at least one test
question that concerns the provisions of the Pedestrians with
Disabilities Safety Act in the question pool used for the
written portion of the driver's license examination within one
year after July 22, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act
96-1167).
The Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool
used for the written portion of the driver's license
examination, test questions concerning safe driving in the
presence of bicycles, of which one may be concerning the Dutch
Reach method as described in Section 2-112.
The Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool
used for the written portion of the driver's license
examination, at least one test question concerning driver
responsibilities when approaching a stationary emergency
vehicle as described in Section 11-907. If an applicant gives
an incorrect response to a test question concerning subsection
(c) of Section 11-907, Section 11-907.5, or subsection (a-1)
of Section 11-908, then the Secretary of State shall provide
the applicant with information concerning those Sections.
(b) Except as provided for those applicants in paragraph
(c), such examination shall include a test of the applicant's
eyesight, his or her ability to read and understand official

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traffic control devices, his or her knowledge of safe driving
practices and the traffic laws of this State, and may include
an actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise
ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of a motor
vehicle, and such further physical and mental examination as
the Secretary of State finds necessary to determine the
applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely on the
highways, except the examination of an applicant 75 years of
age or older or, if the Secretary adopts rules under Section 37
of the Secretary of State Act to raise the age requirement for
actual demonstrations, the examination of an applicant who has
attained that increased age or is older shall include an
actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise
ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of a motor
vehicle. All portions of written and verbal examinations under
this Section, excepting where the English language appears on
facsimiles of road signs, may be given in the Spanish language
and, at the discretion of the Secretary of State, in any other
language as well as in English upon request of the examinee.
Deaf persons who are otherwise qualified are not prohibited
from being issued a license, other than a commercial driver's
license, under this Code. The examination to test an
applicant's ability to read and understand official traffic
control devices and knowledge of safe driving practices and
the traffic laws of this State may be administered at a
Secretary of State facility, remotely via the Internet, or in

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a manner otherwise specified by the Secretary of State by
administrative rule.
(c) Re-examination for those applicants who at the time of
renewing their driver's license possess a driving record
devoid of any convictions of traffic violations or evidence of
committing an offense for which mandatory revocation would be
required upon conviction pursuant to Section 6-205 at the time
of renewal shall be in a manner prescribed by the Secretary in
order to determine an applicant's ability to safely operate a
motor vehicle, except that every applicant for the renewal of
a driver's license who is 75 years of age or older or, if the
Secretary adopts rules under Section 37 of the Secretary of
State Act to raise the age requirement for actual
demonstrations, every applicant for the renewal of a driver's
license who has attained that increased age or is older must
prove, by an actual demonstration, the applicant's ability to
exercise reasonable care in the safe operation of a motor
vehicle.
(d) In the event the applicant is not ineligible under the
provisions of Section 6-103 to receive a driver's license, the
Secretary of State shall make provision for giving an
examination, either in the county where the applicant resides
or at a place adjacent thereto reasonably convenient to the
applicant, within not more than 30 days from the date said
application is received.
(e) The Secretary of State may adopt rules regarding the

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use of foreign language interpreters during the application
and examination process.
(Source: P.A. 103-140, eff. 6-30-23; 103-680, eff. 1-1-25;
104-260, eff. 8-15-25.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-169)
Sec. 6-109. Examination of applicants.
(a) The Secretary of State shall examine every applicant
for a driver's license or permit who has not been previously
licensed as a driver under the laws of this State or any other
state or country, or any applicant for renewal of such
driver's license or permit when such license or permit has
been expired for more than one year. The Secretary of State
shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph (c), examine
every licensed driver at least every 8 years, and may examine
or re-examine any other applicant or licensed driver, provided
that during the years 1984 through 1991 those drivers issued a
license for 3 years may be re-examined not less than every 7
years or more than every 10 years.
The Secretary of State shall require the testing of the
eyesight of any driver's license or permit applicant who has
not been previously licensed as a driver under the laws of this
State and shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide
for the orderly administration of all the provisions of this
Section.
The Secretary of State shall include at least one test

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question that concerns the provisions of the Pedestrians with
Disabilities Safety Act in the question pool used for the
written portion of the driver's license examination within one
year after July 22, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act
96-1167).
The Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool
used for the written portion of the driver's license
examination, test questions concerning safe driving in the
presence of bicycles, of which one may be concerning the Dutch
Reach method as described in Section 2-112.
The Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool
used for the written portion of the driver's license
examination, at least one test question concerning driver
responsibilities when approaching a stationary emergency
vehicle as described in Section 11-907. If an applicant gives
an incorrect response to a test question concerning subsection
(c) of Section 11-907, Section 11-907.5, or subsection (a-1)
of Section 11-908, then the Secretary of State shall provide
the applicant with information concerning those Sections.
(b) Except as provided for those applicants in paragraph
(c), such examination shall include a test of the applicant's
eyesight, his or her ability to read and understand official
traffic control devices, his or her knowledge of safe driving
practices and the traffic laws of this State, and may include
an actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise
ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of a motor

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vehicle, and such further physical and mental examination as
the Secretary of State finds necessary to determine the
applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely on the
highways, except the examination of an applicant 75 years of
age or older or, if the Secretary adopts rules under Section 37
of the Secretary of State Act to raise the age requirement for
actual demonstrations, the examination of an applicant who has
attained that increased age or is older shall include an
actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise
ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of a motor
vehicle. All portions of written and verbal examinations under
this Section, excepting where the English language appears on
facsimiles of road signs, may be given in the Spanish language
and, at the discretion of the Secretary of State, in any other
language as well as in English upon request of the examinee.
Deaf persons who are otherwise qualified are not prohibited
from being issued a license, other than a commercial driver's
license, under this Code. The examination to test an
applicant's ability to read and understand official traffic
control devices and knowledge of safe driving practices and
the traffic laws of this State may be administered at a
Secretary of State facility, remotely via the Internet, or in
a manner otherwise specified by the Secretary of State by
administrative rule.
(c) Re-examination for those applicants who at the time of
renewing their driver's license possess a driving record

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devoid of any convictions of traffic violations or evidence of
committing an offense for which mandatory revocation would be
required upon conviction pursuant to Section 6-205 at the time
of renewal shall be in a manner prescribed by the Secretary in
order to determine an applicant's ability to safely operate a
motor vehicle, except that every applicant for the renewal of
a driver's license who is 79 years of age or older must renew
in person, and every applicant for the renewal of a driver's
license who is 87 years of age or older or who is 75 years of
age or older and holds a commercial driver's license must
prove, by an actual demonstration, the applicant's ability to
exercise reasonable care in the safe operation of a motor
vehicle.
(d) In the event the applicant is not ineligible under the
provisions of Section 6-103 to receive a driver's license, the
Secretary of State shall make provision for giving an
examination, either in the county where the applicant resides
or at a place adjacent thereto reasonably convenient to the
applicant, within not more than 30 days from the date said
application is received.
(e) The Secretary of State may adopt rules regarding the
use of foreign language interpreters during the application
and examination process and administration of the
demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise ordinary
and reasonable control of the operation of a motor vehicle by
driver training schools licensed by the Secretary.

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(Source: P.A. 103-140, eff. 6-30-23; 103-680, eff. 1-1-25;
104-169, eff. 7-1-26; 104-260, eff. 8-15-25; revised 9-12-25.)
Section 10. The Cycle Rider Safety Training Act is amended
by changing Section 2.03a and 4 and by adding Section 2.03b as
follows:
(625 ILCS 35/2.03a)
Sec. 2.03a. Cycle rider safety training course provider
Rider Safety Training Course Provider. "Cycle rider safety
training course provider" Rider Safety Training Course
Provider" and "provider" means a community college, State
university, State or local government agency, or for-profit or
nonprofit business entity in good standing and operating in
the State that is capable of providing courses meeting the
definition in this Act in accordance with the rules set forth
by the Department and the regulations of this Act. "Cycle
rider safety training course provider" Rider Safety Training
Course Provider" and "provider" does not include any business
registered as a motorcycle dealer with the Secretary of State
or any other business that derives income from the selling of
motorcycles or has motorcycles for sale at its place of
business on a consignment basis.
(Source: P.A. 104-408, eff. 1-1-26.)
(625 ILCS 35/2.03b new)

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Sec. 2.03b. Dealer provider. "Dealer provider" means any
business registered as a motorcycle dealer holding a vehicle
dealer license with the Secretary of State and who has applied
and obtained a permit from the Department to operate as a
dealer provider.
(625 ILCS 35/4) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 804)
Sec. 4. Cycle rider safety training courses Rider Safety
Training Courses.
(a) The Department shall, on an as needed basis, put out
notices to the public seeking cycle rider safety training
course providers Cycle Rider Safety Training Course Providers
to provide cycle rider safety training courses in this State.
Such courses shall be open to all residents of the State who
hold a currently valid driver's license and who have reached
their 16th birthday before the first day of the course to be
held. Such courses may be offered throughout the calendar
year.
Cycle rider safety training course providers Providers may
charge a nominal registration fee set by the Department, which
shall be refunded upon completion of the course.
Responses from potential cycle rider safety training
course providers shall include, at a minimum, the location
where classes are to be held at, the number of students they
intend to train, whether they would be providing motorcycles
or using motorcycles provided by the program, and the cost for

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courses provided on a per student basis.
Contracts shall be awarded by the Department to cycle
rider safety training course providers based on training needs
and cost effectiveness of each bid or proposal as well as the
provider's organizational capacity to satisfactorily discharge
cycle rider safety training courses Cycle Rider Safety
Training Courses.
(b) A cycle rider safety training course provider shall
only be paid grant funds under one of the following
conditions:
(1) a course was held, in which case the cycle rider
safety training course provider shall be paid per student
rate multiplied by the number of students present on the
first day of the course;
(2) expenses submitted related to the maintenance of
program equipment; or
(3) submitting other non-personnel expenses as deemed
appropriate by the Department.
(c) A cycle rider safety training course provider awarded
a contract with grant funding under this Act shall:
(1) submit proof to the Department that each
instructor employed by the cycle rider safety training
course provider meets the qualifications to teach the
curriculum for the courses;
(2) have at least one employee on staff certified to
do quality assurance or quality control visits where

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instructors are evaluated per curriculum standards on
teaching;
(3) perform at least one quality assurance or quality
control visit on each instructor employed during the year
and submit the results of those visits to the Department;
(4) maintain appropriate liability insurance to cover
training activities;
(5) submit requests for payment in a timely manner;
and
(6) adhere to additional program rules and regulations
as determined by the Department.
(d) A cycle rider safety training course provider awarded
a contract with grant funding under this Act and a dealer
provider operating under subsection (e) shall not adopt any
policy, requirement, or expectation regarding an employee's
manner of dress outside of the employee's scheduled work
hours, nor may the provider pose any questions regarding such
on job applications or during interviews with potential
employees.
(e) A dealer provider may provide courses under this Act
to the public for a fee which shall not be refunded. Such
courses shall be open to all residents of the State who hold a
currently valid driver's license and who have reached their
16th birthday before the first day of the course to be held.
Such courses may be offered throughout the calendar year.
A dealer provider is ineligible for funds from the Cycle

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Rider Safety Training Fund as described in subsection (b). A
dealer provider is not eligible for program funds or equipment
supplied by the Department.
A dealer provider offering courses under this subsection:
(1) shall submit proof to the Department that each
instructor employed by the dealer provider meets the
qualifications to teach the curriculum for the courses;
(2) shall have at least one employee on staff
certified to do quality assurance or quality control
visits where instructors are evaluated per curriculum
standards on teaching;
(3) shall perform at least one quality assurance or
quality control visit on each instructor employed during
the year and submit the results of those visits to the
Department;
(4) shall maintain appropriate liability insurance to
cover training activities;
(5) shall run its program according to a curriculum
approved by the Department;
(6) shall adhere to additional program rules and
regulations as determined by the Department.
(7) shall not engage in sales solicitation of its
retail products to students during the registration
process or on the same day that the student is attending a
cycle rider safety training course; and
(8) shall place a cycle rider safety training provider

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promotional sign in any dealership alongside material
advertising its dealer provider classes.
If the Department finds that a dealer provider is not
meeting the requirements of this Section in a satisfactory
way, the Department is authorized to suspend or terminate the
ability of the dealer provider to issue student completion
cards.
(Source: P.A. 104-408, eff. 1-1-26.)
Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
Public Act.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2027.