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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3569

Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Laura Fine

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/6-100

from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-100
625 ILCS 5/6-100.5
625 ILCS 5/6-100.7 new
625 ILCS 5/6-118

Amends the Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal Article of
the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue enhanced
driver's licenses and enhanced identification cards. Prohibits the
Secretary from issuing an enhanced driver's license or enhanced
identification card to any person who is: (1) under 16 years of age; (2)
not a resident of the State; or (3) not a citizen of the United States of
America. Provides that an enhanced driver's license or enhanced
identification card may include radio frequency identification technology
that is limited to a randomly assigned number. Provides that the fee for an
enhanced driver's license shall be $30. Defines "enhanced driver's
license" and "enhanced identification card".
LRB104 19772 LNS 33222 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning transportation.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4

Section 5.
The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5
changing Sections 6-100, 6-100.5, and 6-118 and by adding
6
Section 6-100.7 as follows:

7

(625 ILCS 5/6-100)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-100)
8

Sec. 6-100.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this Chapter,
9
the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
10

(a) Application Process. The process of obtaining a
11
driver's license, identification card, or permit. The process
12
begins when a person enters a Secretary of State Driver
13
Services facility and requests a driver's license,
14
identification card or permit.
15

(b) Conviction. A final adjudication of guilty by a court
16
of competent jurisdiction either after a bench trial, trial by
17
jury, plea of guilty, order of forfeiture, or default.
18

(c) Identification Card. A document made or issued by or
19
under the authority of the United States Government, the State
20
of Illinois or any other state or political subdivision
21
thereof, or any governmental or quasi-governmental
22
organization that, when completed with information concerning
23
the individual, is of a type intended or commonly accepted for

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the purpose of identifying the individual.
2

(d) Standard driver's license. A driver's license issued
3
in a manner which is not compliant with the REAL ID Act and
4
implementing regulations. Standard driver's licenses shall be
5
marked "Federal Limits Apply" and shall have a color or design
6
different from the REAL ID compliant driver's license.
7

(e) REAL ID compliant driver's license. A driver's license
8
issued in compliance with the REAL ID Act and implementing
9
regulations. REAL ID compliant driver's licenses shall bear a
10
security marking approved by the United States Department of
11
Homeland Security.
12

(f) Limited Term REAL ID compliant driver's license. A
13
REAL ID compliant driver's license issued to a person who is
14
not a permanent resident or citizen of the United States, or an
15
individual who has an approved application for asylum in the
16
United States or has entered the United States in refugee
17
status, and marked "Limited Term" on the face of the license.
18

(g) Enhanced driver's license. A driver's license,
19
instruction permit, or graduated license to operate a motor
20
vehicle issued or issuable under the laws of this State by the
21
Secretary of State that denotes citizenship and identity and
22
contains technology and security features approved by the
23
Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland
24
Security. An enhanced driver's license may be used in the same
25
manner as a driver's license, instruction permit, or graduated
26
license, and is approved by the Secretary of the United States

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Department of Homeland Security for purposes of entering the
2
United States. All provisions in this Act relating to a
3
driver's license, instruction permit, and graduated license,
4
including cancellation, suspension, revocation,
5
reinstatement, examination, restriction, expiration, renewal,
6
and unlawful acts and violations, apply to an enhanced
7
driver's license.
8

(h) Enhanced identification card. An identification card
9
issued or issuable under the laws of this state by the
10
Secretary of state that denotes citizenship and identity and
11
contains technology and security features approved by the
12
Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland
13
Security. An enhanced identification card may be used in the
14
same manner as an identification card and is approved by the
15
Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security
16
for purposes of entering the United States.
17
(Source: P.A. 103-210, eff. 7-1-24
.)

18

(625 ILCS 5/6-100.5)
19

Sec. 6-100.5.
Issuance of REAL ID compliant
,

and
standard
20
driver's licenses
, and enhanced driver's licenses
.
The
21
Secretary of State may issue
both
REAL ID compliant driver's
22
licenses
,

and
standard driver's licenses,
and enhanced
23
driver's licenses,
and may permit applicants to designate
24
which type of driver's license they wish to receive. All
25
provisions of this Code applicable to standard driver's

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licenses shall also apply to REAL ID compliant driver's
2
licenses
and enhanced driver's licenses
, except where the
3
provisions are inconsistent with the REAL ID Act and
4
implementing regulations. The Secretary shall establish by
5
rule the date on which issuance of REAL ID compliant driver's
6
licenses
and enhanced driver's licenses
will begin.
7
(Source: P.A. 103-210, eff. 7-1-24
.)

8

(625 ILCS 5/6-100.7 new)
9

Sec. 6-100.7.
Enhanced driver's licenses or enhanced
10
identification card.
11

(a) Upon application, the Secretary of State may issue an
12
enhanced driver's license or enhanced identification card. The
13
Secretary of State shall not issue an enhanced driver's
14
license or enhanced identification card to any person who is:
15

(1) under 16 years of age;
16

(2) not a resident of this State; or
17

(3) not a citizen of the United States of America.
18

(b) An enhanced driver's license or enhanced
19
identification card may include radio frequency identification
20
technology that is limited to a randomly assigned number,
21
which must be encrypted if agreed to by the United States
22
Department of Homeland Security and does not include biometric
23
data or any information other than the citizenship status of
24
the license holder or cardholder. The Secretary of State shall
25
ensure that the radio frequency identification technology is

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secure from unauthorized data access. An applicant must sign
2
an acknowledgment of understanding of the radio frequency
3
identification technology and its use for the sole purpose of
4
verifying United States citizenship before being issued an
5
enhanced driver's license or an enhanced identification card.

6

(625 ILCS 5/6-118)
7

Sec. 6-118.
Fees.
8

(a) The fees for licenses and permits under this Article
9
are as follows:
10

Original 4-year driver's license
......................
$30
11

Original 8-year driver's license issued under
12

subsection (a-3) of Section 6-115
.................
$60
13

Original driver's license issued
14

to 18, 19, and 20 year olds
.......................
$5
15

All driver's licenses for persons
16

Enhanced driver's license
.............................
$30

17

age 69 through age 80
.............................
$5
18

All driver's licenses for persons
19

age 81 through age 86
.............................
$2
20

All driver's licenses for persons
21

age 87 or older
....................................
$0
22

Renewal 4-year driver's license (except for
23

applicants age 69 and older)
......................
$30
24

Renewal 8-year driver's license issued under
25

subsection (a-3) of Section 6-115 (except

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for applicants age 69 and older)
..................
$60
2

Original instruction permit issued to
3

persons (except those age 69 and older)
4

who do not hold or have not previously
5

held an Illinois instruction permit or
6

driver's license
.................................
$20
7

Instruction permit issued to any person
8

holding an Illinois driver's license
9

who wishes a change in classifications,
10

other than at the time of renewal
.................
$5
11

Any instruction permit issued to a person
12

age 69 and older
..................................
$5
13

Instruction permit issued to any person,
14

under age 69, not currently holding a
15

valid Illinois driver's license or
16

instruction permit but who has
17

previously been issued either document
18

in Illinois
......................................
$10
19

Restricted driving permit
.............................
$8
20

Monitoring device driving permit
.....................
$8
21

Duplicate or corrected driver's license
22

or permit
.........................................
$5
23

Duplicate or corrected restricted
24

driving permit
....................................
$5
25

Duplicate or corrected monitoring
26

device driving permit
.............................
$5

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Duplicate driver's license or permit issued to
2

an active-duty member of the
3

United States Armed Forces,
4

the member's spouse, or
5

the dependent children living
6

with the member
..................................
$0
7

Original or renewal M or L endorsement
................
$5
8
SPECIAL FEES FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
9

The fees for commercial driver licenses and permits
10

under Article V shall be as follows:
11

Commercial driver's license:
12

$6 for the CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund;
13

$20 for the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund;
14

$10 for the driver's license;
15

and $24 for the CDL:
.............................
$60
16

Renewal commercial driver's license:
17

$6 for the CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund;
18

$20 for the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund;
19

$10 for the driver's license; and
20

$24 for the CDL:
.................................
$60
21

Commercial learner's permit
22

issued to any person holding a valid
23

Illinois driver's license for the
24

purpose of changing to a
25

CDL classification:
26

$6 for the CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund;

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$20 for the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund; and
2

$24 for the CDL classification
...................
$50
3

Commercial learner's permit
4

issued to any person holding a valid
5

Illinois CDL for the purpose of
6

making a change in a classification,
7

endorsement or restriction
........................
$5
8

CDL duplicate or corrected license
....................
$5
9

In order to ensure the proper implementation of the
10
Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, Article V of this
11
Chapter, the Secretary of State is empowered to prorate the
12
$24 fee for the commercial driver's license proportionate to
13
the expiration date of the applicant's Illinois driver's
14
license.
15

The fee for any duplicate license or permit shall be
16
waived for any person who presents the Secretary of State's
17
office with a police report showing that his license or permit
18
was stolen.
19

The fee for any duplicate license or permit shall be
20
waived for any person age 60 or older whose driver's license or
21
permit has been lost or stolen.
22

No additional fee shall be charged for a driver's license,
23
or for a commercial driver's license, when issued to the
24
holder of an instruction permit for the same classification or
25
type of license who becomes eligible for such license.
26

The fee for a restricted driving permit under this

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subsection (a) shall be imposed annually until the expiration
2
of the permit.
3

(a-5) The fee for a driver's record or data contained
4
therein is $20 and shall be disbursed as set forth in
5
subsection (k) of Section 2-123 of this Code.
6

(b) Any person whose license or privilege to operate a
7
motor vehicle in this State has been suspended or revoked
8
under Section 3-707, any provision of Chapter 6, Chapter 11,
9
or Section 7-205, 7-303, or 7-702 of the Illinois Safety and
10
Family Financial Responsibility Law of this Code, shall in
11
addition to any other fees required by this Code, pay a
12
reinstatement fee as follows:
13

Suspension under Section 3-707
.....................
$100
14

Suspension under Section 11-1431
....................
$100
15

Summary suspension under Section 11-501.1
...........
$250
16

Suspension under Section 11-501.9
...................
$250
17

Summary revocation under Section 11-501.1
............
$500
18

Other suspension
......................................
$70
19

Revocation
...........................................
$500
20

However, any person whose license or privilege to operate
21
a motor vehicle in this State has been suspended or revoked for
22
a second or subsequent time for a violation of Section 11-501,
23
11-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or a similar provision of a
24
local ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense or Section
25
9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
26
and each suspension or revocation was for a violation of

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Section 11-501, 11-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or a
2
similar provision of a local ordinance or a similar
3
out-of-state offense or Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
4
1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 shall pay, in addition to any
5
other fees required by this Code, a reinstatement fee as
6
follows:
7

Summary suspension under Section 11-501.1
............
$500
8

Suspension under Section 11-501.9
...................
$500
9

Summary revocation under Section 11-501.1
............
$500
10

Revocation
...........................................
$500
11

(c) All fees collected under the provisions of this
12
Chapter 6 shall be disbursed under subsection (g) of Section
13
2-119 of this Code, except as follows:
14

1. The following amounts shall be paid into the
15

Drivers Education Fund:
16

(A) $16 of the $20 fee for an original driver's
17

instruction permit;
18

(B) one-sixth of the fee for an original driver's
19

license;
20

(C) one-sixth of the fee for a renewal driver's
21

license;
22

(D) $4 of the $8 fee for a restricted driving
23

permit; and
24

(E) $4 of the $8 fee for a monitoring device
25

driving permit.
26

2. $30 of the $250 fee for reinstatement of a license

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summarily suspended under Section 11-501.1 or suspended
2

under Section 11-501.9 shall be deposited into the Drunk
3

and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund. However, for a person
4

whose license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in
5

this State has been suspended or revoked for a second or
6

subsequent time for a violation of Section 11-501,
7

11-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or Section 9-3 of the
8

Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, $190 of
9

the $500 fee for reinstatement of a license summarily
10

suspended under Section 11-501.1 or suspended under
11

Section 11-501.9, and $190 of the $500 fee for
12

reinstatement of a revoked license shall be deposited into
13

the Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund. $190 of the
14

$500 fee for reinstatement of a license summarily revoked
15

pursuant to Section 11-501.1 shall be deposited into the
16

Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund.
17

3. $6 of the original or renewal fee for a commercial
18

driver's license and $6 of the commercial learner's permit
19

fee when the permit is issued to any person holding a valid
20

Illinois driver's license, shall be paid into the
21

CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund.
22

4. $30 of the $70 fee for reinstatement of a license
23

suspended under the Illinois Safety and Family Financial
24

Responsibility Law shall be paid into the Family
25

Responsibility Fund.
26

5. The $5 fee for each original or renewal M or L

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endorsement shall be deposited into the Cycle Rider Safety
2

Training Fund.
3

6. $20 of any original or renewal fee for a commercial
4

driver's license or commercial learner's permit shall be
5

paid into the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund.
6

7. The following amounts shall be paid into the
7

General Revenue Fund:
8

(A) $190 of the $250 reinstatement fee for a
9

summary suspension under Section 11-501.1 or a
10

suspension under Section 11-501.9;
11

(B) $40 of the $70 reinstatement fee for any other
12

suspension provided in subsection (b) of this Section;
13

and
14

(C) $440 of the $500 reinstatement fee for a first
15

offense revocation and $310 of the $500 reinstatement
16

fee for a second or subsequent revocation.
17

8. Fees collected under paragraph (4) of subsection
18

(d) and subsection (h) of Section 6-205 of this Code;
19

subparagraph (C) of paragraph 3 of subsection (c) of
20

Section 6-206 of this Code; and paragraph (4) of
21

subsection (a) of Section 6-206.1 of this Code, shall be
22

paid into the funds set forth in those Sections.
23

(d) All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by
24
Public Act 96-34 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects
25
Fund.
26

(e) The additional fees imposed by Public Act 96-38 shall

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become effective 90 days after becoming law. The additional
2
fees imposed by Public Act 103-8 shall become effective July
3
1, 2023 and shall be paid into the Secretary of State Special
4
Services Fund.
5

(f) As used in this Section, "active-duty member of the
6
United States Armed Forces" means a member of the Armed
7
Services or Reserve Forces of the United States or a member of
8
the Illinois National Guard who is called to active duty
9
pursuant to an executive order of the President of the United
10
States, an act of the Congress of the United States, or an
11
order of the Governor.
12
(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 7-1-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;
13
103-872, eff. 1-1-25; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25; 104-435, eff.
14
11-21-25.)

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