Key Votes
SB 957 - Authorizes Temporary Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants - Key Vote
Illinois Key Votes
Don Harmon voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- Jan. 28, 2013 Executive Signed
- Jan. 8, 2013 House Bill Passed
- Dec. 4, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 8, 2011 Introduced
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Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Jan. 28, 2013
Title: Authorizes Temporary Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (65-46) - Jan. 8, 2013 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Temporary Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes issuing temporary visitor's driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants, effective 10 months after passage and approval.
- Authorizes the Secretary of State to issue a temporary visitor’s driver’s license to an individual who meets the following criteria (Sec. 10):
- Has lived in Illinois for at least 1 year;
- Is ineligible to obtain a social security number; and
- Is unable to provide documentation issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services authorizing the individual’s presence in the country.
- Prohibits a temporary visitor’s driver’s license from being used as proof of the holder’s identity (Sec. 10).
- Requires a notice to be printed on the face of the temporary visitor’s driver’s license stating that it is not acceptable proof of identity (Sec. 10).
- Requires the individual applying for a temporary visitor’s driver’s license to present a valid unexpired passport or identification document issued by a consulate of the individual’s country of citizenship (Sec. 10).
- Specifies that an individual issued a temporary visitor’s driver’s license is subject to all provisions and regulations to the same extent as any other individual issued a driver’s license, including insurance and examination requirements (Sec. 10).
- Specifies that a temporary visitor’s driver’s license is valid for 3 years or for the period of time the individual is allowed to remain in the country (Sec. 10).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (41-14) - Dec. 4, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Temporary Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes issuing temporary visitor's driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants, effective 10 months after passage and approval.
- Authorizes the Secretary of State to issue a temporary visitor’s driver’s license to an individual who meets the following criteria (Sec. 10):
- Has lived in Illinois for at least 1 year;
- Is ineligible to obtain a social security number; and
- Is unable to provide documentation issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services authorizing the individual’s presence in the country.
- Prohibits a temporary visitor’s driver’s license from being used as proof of the holder’s identity (Sec. 10).
- Requires a notice to be printed on the face of the temporary visitor’s driver’s license stating that it is not acceptable proof of identity (Sec. 10).
- Requires the individual applying for a temporary visitor’s driver’s license to present a valid unexpired passport or identification document issued by a consulate of the individual’s country of citizenship (Sec. 10).
- Specifies that an individual issued a temporary visitor’s driver’s license is subject to all provisions and regulations to the same extent as any other individual issued a driver’s license, including insurance and examination requirements (Sec. 10).
- Specifies that a temporary visitor’s driver’s license is valid for 3 years or for the period of time the individual is allowed to remain in the country (Sec. 10).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Feb. 8, 2011
Title: Authorizes Temporary Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Luis Arroyo (IL - D)
- Maria Antonia 'Toni' Berrios (IL - D)
- William E. 'Bill' Brady Jr. (IL - R)
- Linda Chapa LaVia (IL - D)
- Cory Foster (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Don Harmon (IL - D)
- Elizabeth 'Lisa' Hernandez (IL - D)
- Linda Holmes (IL - D)
- Mattie Hunter (IL - D)
- Toi W. Hutchinson (IL - D)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson (IL - D)
- Thomas Lee 'Tom' Johnson (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Emil Jones III (IL - D)
- Steven M. 'Steve' Landek (IL - D)
- Kimberly A. Lightford (IL - D)
- Terry Link (IL - D)
- Iris Y. Martinez (IL - D)
- John J. Millner (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Antonio 'Tony' Munoz (IL - D)
- Michael J. Noland (IL - D)
- Scott E. Penny (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christine Radogno (IL - R)
- Robert A. 'Bob' Rita (IL - D)
- Ronald 'Ron' Sandack (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Angelo 'Skip' Saviano (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeffrey M. 'Joe' Schoenberg (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ira I. Silverstein (IL - D)
- Cynthia Soto (IL - D)
- Heather A. Steans (IL - D)
- Donne E. Trotter (IL - D)
