104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1516 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Mike Simmons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 15 ILCS 335/12 from Ch. 124, par. 32 Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall not collect a fee for a standard Illinois Identification Card issued to a transgender person, or the immediate family of that person, moving to Illinois due to an act of persecution. Effective immediately. LRB104 09943 SPS 20013 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1516 Introduced 2/4/2025, 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. Provides that the Secretary of State shall not collect a fee for a standard Illinois Identification Card issued to a transgender person, or the immediate family of that person, moving to Illinois due to an act of persecution. Effective immediately. LRB104 09943 SPS 20013 b LRB104 09943 SPS 20013 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1516 Introduced 2/4/2025, 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. Provides that the Secretary of State shall not collect a fee for a standard Illinois Identification Card issued to a transgender person, or the immediate family of that person, moving to Illinois due to an act of persecution. Effective immediately.
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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 SB1516 Introduced 2/4/2025, 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. Provides that the Secretary of State shall not collect a fee for a standard Illinois Identification Card issued to a transgender person, or the immediate family of that person, moving to Illinois due to an act of persecution. Effective immediately.
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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
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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
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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
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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 v. Original card issued to a 16 transgender person, or the immediate 17 family of that person, moving to 18 Illinois due to an act of persecution. No Fee 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 v. Original card issued to a 16 transgender person, or the immediate 17 family of that person, moving to 18 Illinois due to an act of persecution. No Fee
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 v. Original card issued to a
16 transgender person, or the immediate
17 family of that person, moving to
18 Illinois due to an act of persecution. No Fee
19 All fees collected under this Act shall be paid into the
20 Road Fund of the State treasury, except that the following
21 amounts shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund: (i) 80% of
22 the fee for an original, renewal, or duplicate Illinois
23 Identification Card issued on or after January 1, 2005; and
24 (ii) 80% of the fee for a corrected Illinois Identification
25 Card issued on or after January 1, 2005.
26 An individual, who resides in a veterans home or veterans
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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 v. Original card issued to a
16 transgender person, or the immediate
17 family of that person, moving to
18 Illinois due to an act of persecution. No Fee
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1 hospital operated by the State or federal government, who
2 makes an application for an Illinois Identification Card to be
3 issued at no fee, must submit, along with the application, an
4 affirmation by the applicant on a form provided by the
5 Secretary of State, that such person resides in a veterans
6 home or veterans hospital operated by the State or federal
7 government.
8 The application of a homeless individual for an Illinois
9 Identification Card to be issued at no fee must be accompanied
10 by an affirmation by a qualified person, as defined in Section
11 4C of this Act, on a form provided by the Secretary of State,
12 that the applicant is currently homeless as defined in Section
13 1A of this Act.
14 For the application for the first Illinois Identification
15 Card of a youth for whom the Department of Children and Family
16 Services is legally responsible or a foster child to be issued
17 at no fee, the youth must submit, along with the application,
18 an affirmation by his or her court appointed attorney or an
19 employee of the Department of Children and Family Services on
20 a form provided by the Secretary of State, that the person is a
21 youth for whom the Department of Children and Family Services
22 is legally responsible or a foster child.
23 The fee for any duplicate identification card shall be
24 waived for any person who presents the Secretary of State's
25 Office with a police report showing that his or her
26 identification card was stolen.
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1 The fee for any duplicate identification card shall be
2 waived for any person age 60 or older whose identification
3 card has been lost or stolen.
4 As used in this Section, "active-duty member of the United
5 States Armed Forces" means a member of the Armed Services or
6 Reserve Forces of the United States or a member of the Illinois
7 National Guard who is called to active duty pursuant to an
8 executive order of the President of the United States, an act
9 of the Congress of the United States, or an order of the
10 Governor.
11 (Source: P.A. 103-782, eff. 8-6-24; revised 10-21-24.)
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