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HB 5897 Illinois House · 98th Regular Session

VISION AID LICENSE RENEWAL

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2014
Committee Review
May 2014
House Passage
May 2014
Senate Passage
May 2014
Signed into Law
Jul 2014
Introduced Apr 10, 2014 Signed Jul 16, 2014
Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2014 · House Apr 10, 2014

How they voted

55–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 58
May 23, 2014
D Democratic39
36 Yea 3
92% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jul 16, 2014
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 23, 2014
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 23, 2014
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (55-0-3)
senate
May 7, 2014
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 30, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Apr 11, 2014
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 10, 2014
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 10, 2014
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (110-0-7)
house
Mar 26, 2014
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Mar 26, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 19, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2014
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2014
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady
lower
Mar 3, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2014
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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