Bill Text: IL HB1239 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the Secretary of State to provide an option to an applicant for an original, reissued, or renewed identification card, driver's license, or driver's permit to indicate the applicant's blood type. If an applicant chooses to indicate the applicant's blood type, the Secretary of State shall print the identified blood type on the applicant's identification card, driver's license, or permit. Provides that nothing in the provisions shall be construed to require the Secretary to verify an applicant's blood type designation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-10 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II [HB1239 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HB1239-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | by adding Section 18 as follows:
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6 | (15 ILCS 335/18 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 18. Blood type on identification card. The Secretary | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | of State shall provide an option to an applicant for an | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | original, reissued, or renewed identification card to indicate | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | the applicant's blood type. If an applicant chooses to | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | indicate the applicant's blood type, the Secretary of State | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | shall print the identified blood type on the applicant's | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | identification card. Nothing in this Section shall be | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | construed to require the Secretary of State to verify an | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | applicant's blood type designation.
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16 | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Section 6-123 as follows:
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18 | (625 ILCS 5/6-123 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Sec. 6-123. Blood type of driver's license; permit. The | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Secretary of State shall provide an option to an applicant for | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | an original, reissued, or renewed driver's license or driver's |
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