104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1173 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Mike Simmons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 15 ILCS 335/12 from Ch. 124, par. 32 Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Removes a provision that requires the application of a homeless individual for an Illinois Identification Card to be accompanied by an affirmation by a qualified person, on a form provided by the Secretary of State, that the applicant is currently homeless. LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1173 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Mike Simmons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 15 ILCS 335/12 from Ch. 124, par. 32 15 ILCS 335/12 from Ch. 124, par. 32 Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Removes a provision that requires the application of a homeless individual for an Illinois Identification Card to be accompanied by an affirmation by a qualified person, on a form provided by the Secretary of State, that the applicant is currently homeless. LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1173 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Mike Simmons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 15 ILCS 335/12 from Ch. 124, par. 32 15 ILCS 335/12 from Ch. 124, par. 32 15 ILCS 335/12 from Ch. 124, par. 32 Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Removes a provision that requires the application of a homeless individual for an Illinois Identification Card to be accompanied by an affirmation by a qualified person, on a form provided by the Secretary of State, that the applicant is currently homeless. LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b A BILL FOR SB1173LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b SB1173 LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b SB1173 LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b 1 AN ACT concerning State government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended 5 by changing Section 12 as follows: 6 (15 ILCS 335/12) (from Ch. 124, par. 32) 7 Sec. 12. Fees concerning standard Illinois Identification 8 Cards. The fees required under this Act for standard Illinois 9 Identification Cards must accompany any application provided 10 for in this Act, and the Secretary shall collect such fees as 11 follows: 12 a. Original card................................$2013 b. Renewal card.................................2014 c. Corrected card...............................1015 d. Duplicate card...............................2016 e. Certified copy with seal ....................517 f. (Blank) 18 g. Applicant 65 years of age or over ...........No Fee19 h. (Blank) 20 i. Individual living in Veterans21 Home or Hospital ...........................No Fee22 j. Original card under 18 years of age..........$523 k. Renewal card under 18 years of age...........$5 12 a. Original card................................ $20 13 b. Renewal card................................. 20 14 c. Corrected card............................... 10 15 d. Duplicate card............................... 20 16 e. Certified copy with seal .................... 5 17 f. (Blank) 18 g. Applicant 65 years of age or over ........... No Fee 19 h. (Blank) 20 i. Individual living in Veterans 21 Home or Hospital ........................... No Fee 22 j. Original card under 18 years of age.......... $5 23 k. Renewal card under 18 years of age........... $5 12 a. Original card................................ $20 13 b. Renewal card................................. 20 14 c. Corrected card............................... 10 15 d. Duplicate card............................... 20 16 e. Certified copy with seal .................... 5 17 f. (Blank) 18 g. Applicant 65 years of age or over ........... No Fee 19 h. (Blank) 20 i. Individual living in Veterans 21 Home or Hospital ........................... No Fee 22 j. Original card under 18 years of age.......... $5 23 k. Renewal card under 18 years of age........... $5 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1173 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Mike Simmons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 15 ILCS 335/12 from Ch. 124, par. 32 15 ILCS 335/12 from Ch. 124, par. 32 15 ILCS 335/12 from Ch. 124, par. 32 Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Removes a provision that requires the application of a homeless individual for an Illinois Identification Card to be accompanied by an affirmation by a qualified person, on a form provided by the Secretary of State, that the applicant is currently homeless. LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b A BILL FOR 15 ILCS 335/12 from Ch. 124, par. 32 LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b SB1173 LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b 12 a. Original card................................ $20 13 b. Renewal card................................. 20 14 c. Corrected card............................... 10 15 d. Duplicate card............................... 20 16 e. Certified copy with seal .................... 5 17 f. (Blank) 18 g. Applicant 65 years of age or over ........... No Fee 19 h. (Blank) 20 i. Individual living in Veterans 21 Home or Hospital ........................... No Fee 22 j. Original card under 18 years of age.......... $5 23 k. Renewal card under 18 years of age........... $5 SB1173- 2 -LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b SB1173 - 2 - LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b SB1173 - 2 - LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b 1 l. Corrected card under 18 years of age.........$52 m. Duplicate card under 18 years of age.........$53 n. Homeless person..............................No Fee 4 o. Duplicate card issued to an active-duty5 member of the United States Armed Forces, 6 the member's spouse, or dependent children7 living with the member......................No Fee8 p. Duplicate temporary card.....................$59 q. First card issued to a youth 10 for whom the Department of Children 11 and Family Services is legally responsible 12 or a foster child upon turning the age of 13 16 years old until he or she reaches 14 the age of 21 years old.................... No Fee 15 r. Original card issued to a committed16 person upon release from the17 Department of Corrections, the18 Department of Juvenile Justice, 19 a Federal Bureau of Prisons 20 facility located in Illinois, 21 or a county jail or a county 22 department of corrections .No Fee23 s. Limited-term Illinois Identification24 Card issued to a committed person25 upon release from the Department of26 Corrections, the Department of 1 l. Corrected card under 18 years of age......... $5 2 m. Duplicate card under 18 years of age......... $5 3 n. Homeless person.............................. No Fee 4 o. Duplicate card issued to an active-duty 5 member of the United States Armed Forces, 6 the member's spouse, or dependent children 7 living with the member...................... No Fee 8 p. Duplicate temporary card..................... $5 9 q. First card issued to a youth 10 for whom the Department of Children 11 and Family Services is legally responsible 12 or a foster child upon turning the age of 13 16 years old until he or she reaches 14 the age of 21 years old.................... No Fee 15 r. Original card issued to a committed 16 person upon release from the 17 Department of Corrections, the 18 Department of Juvenile Justice, 19 a Federal Bureau of Prisons 20 facility located in Illinois, 21 or a county jail or a county 22 department of corrections . No Fee 23 s. Limited-term Illinois Identification 24 Card issued to a committed person 25 upon release from the Department of 26 Corrections, the Department of 1 l. Corrected card under 18 years of age......... $5 2 m. Duplicate card under 18 years of age......... $5 3 n. Homeless person.............................. No Fee 4 o. Duplicate card issued to an active-duty 5 member of the United States Armed Forces, 6 the member's spouse, or dependent children 7 living with the member...................... No Fee 8 p. Duplicate temporary card..................... $5 9 q. First card issued to a youth 10 for whom the Department of Children 11 and Family Services is legally responsible 12 or a foster child upon turning the age of 13 16 years old until he or she reaches 14 the age of 21 years old.................... No Fee 15 r. Original card issued to a committed 16 person upon release from the 17 Department of Corrections, the 18 Department of Juvenile Justice, 19 a Federal Bureau of Prisons 20 facility located in Illinois, 21 or a county jail or a county 22 department of corrections . No Fee 23 s. Limited-term Illinois Identification 24 Card issued to a committed person 25 upon release from the Department of 26 Corrections, the Department of SB1173 - 2 - LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b 1 l. Corrected card under 18 years of age......... $5 2 m. Duplicate card under 18 years of age......... $5 3 n. Homeless person.............................. No Fee 4 o. Duplicate card issued to an active-duty 5 member of the United States Armed Forces, 6 the member's spouse, or dependent children 7 living with the member...................... No Fee 8 p. Duplicate temporary card..................... $5 9 q. First card issued to a youth 10 for whom the Department of Children 11 and Family Services is legally responsible 12 or a foster child upon turning the age of 13 16 years old until he or she reaches 14 the age of 21 years old.................... No Fee 15 r. Original card issued to a committed 16 person upon release from the 17 Department of Corrections, the 18 Department of Juvenile Justice, 19 a Federal Bureau of Prisons 20 facility located in Illinois, 21 or a county jail or a county 22 department of corrections . No Fee 23 s. Limited-term Illinois Identification 24 Card issued to a committed person 25 upon release from the Department of 26 Corrections, the Department of SB1173- 3 -LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b SB1173 - 3 - LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b SB1173 - 3 - LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b 1 Juvenile Justice, a Federal Bureau 2 of Prisons facility located in 3 Illinois, or a county jail or a 4 county department of corrections .No Fee5 t. Original card issued to a 6 person up to 14 days prior 7 to or upon conditional release 8 or absolute discharge from 9 the Department of Human Services........... No Fee 10 u. Limited-term Illinois Identification 11 Card issued to a person up to 12 14 days prior to or upon 13 conditional release or absolute discharge 14 from the Department of Human Services...... No Fee15 1 Juvenile Justice, a Federal Bureau 2 of Prisons facility located in 3 Illinois, or a county jail or a 4 county department of corrections . No Fee 5 t. Original card issued to a 6 person up to 14 days prior 7 to or upon conditional release 8 or absolute discharge from 9 the Department of Human Services........... No Fee 10 u. Limited-term Illinois Identification 11 Card issued to a person up to 12 14 days prior to or upon 13 conditional release or absolute discharge 14 from the Department of Human Services...... No Fee 15 1 Juvenile Justice, a Federal Bureau 2 of Prisons facility located in 3 Illinois, or a county jail or a 4 county department of corrections . No Fee 5 t. Original card issued to a 6 person up to 14 days prior 7 to or upon conditional release 8 or absolute discharge from 9 the Department of Human Services........... No Fee 10 u. Limited-term Illinois Identification 11 Card issued to a person up to 12 14 days prior to or upon 13 conditional release or absolute discharge 14 from the Department of Human Services...... No Fee 15 16 All fees collected under this Act shall be paid into the 17 Road Fund of the State treasury, except that the following 18 amounts shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund: (i) 80% of 19 the fee for an original, renewal, or duplicate Illinois 20 Identification Card issued on or after January 1, 2005; and 21 (ii) 80% of the fee for a corrected Illinois Identification 22 Card issued on or after January 1, 2005. 23 An individual, who resides in a veterans home or veterans 24 hospital operated by the State or federal government, who 25 makes an application for an Illinois Identification Card to be 26 issued at no fee, must submit, along with the application, an SB1173 - 3 - LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b 1 Juvenile Justice, a Federal Bureau 2 of Prisons facility located in 3 Illinois, or a county jail or a 4 county department of corrections . No Fee 5 t. Original card issued to a 6 person up to 14 days prior 7 to or upon conditional release 8 or absolute discharge from 9 the Department of Human Services........... No Fee 10 u. Limited-term Illinois Identification 11 Card issued to a person up to 12 14 days prior to or upon 13 conditional release or absolute discharge 14 from the Department of Human Services...... No Fee 15 SB1173- 4 -LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b SB1173 - 4 - LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b SB1173 - 4 - LRB104 09910 SPS 19980 b 1 affirmation by the applicant on a form provided by the 2 Secretary of State, that such person resides in a veterans 3 home or veterans hospital operated by the State or federal 4 government. 5 The application of a homeless individual for an Illinois 6 Identification Card to be issued at no fee must be accompanied 7 by an affirmation by a qualified person, as defined in Section 8 4C of this Act, on a form provided by the Secretary of State, 9 that the applicant is currently homeless as defined in Section 10 1A of this Act. 11 For the application for the first Illinois Identification 12 Card of a youth for whom the Department of Children and Family 13 Services is legally responsible or a foster child to be issued 14 at no fee, the youth must submit, along with the application, 15 an affirmation by his or her court appointed attorney or an 16 employee of the Department of Children and Family Services on 17 a form provided by the Secretary of State, that the person is a 18 youth for whom the Department of Children and Family Services 19 is legally responsible or a foster child. 20 The fee for any duplicate identification card shall be 21 waived for any person who presents the Secretary of State's 22 Office with a police report showing that his or her 23 identification card was stolen. 24 The fee for any duplicate identification card shall be 25 waived for any person age 60 or older whose identification 26 card has been lost or stolen. 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