Bill Text: IL HB5316 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall issue a State Voter Identification Card to any natural person who is a registered voter in the State of Illinois and who applies for the card or the renewal of the card. Sets forth the requirements of the State Voter Identification Card. Provides that the State Voter Identification Card may be used for identification purposes in any lawful situation only by the person to whom it was issued. Provides that the State Voter Identification Card shall be provided free of charge. Provides that, no later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary of State shall make available to the public application forms for the State Voter Identification Card. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules for the implementation and administration of the provision. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5316 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5316-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5316 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
15 ILCS 335/4E new
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall issue a State Voter Identification Card to any natural person who is a registered voter in the State of Illinois and who applies for the card or the renewal of the card. Sets forth the requirements of the State Voter Identification Card. Provides that the State Voter Identification Card may be used for identification purposes in any lawful situation only by the person to whom it was issued. Provides that the State Voter Identification Card shall be provided free of charge. Provides that, no later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary of State shall make available to the public application forms for the State Voter Identification Card. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules for the implementation and administration of the provision. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended
by adding Section 4E as follows:
(15 ILCS 335/4E new)
Sec. 4E. State Voter Identification Card.
(a) The Secretary of State shall issue a State Voter
Identification Card to any natural person who is a registered
voter in the State of Illinois and who applies for the card or
the renewal of the card. No State Voter Identification Card
shall be issued to any person who holds a valid foreign state
identification card, license, or permit, unless the person
first surrenders to the Secretary of State the valid foreign
state identification card, license, or permit. The card shall
be prepared and supplied by the Secretary of State and shall
include a photograph and signature or mark of the applicant.
However, the Secretary of State may provide by rule for the
issuance of State Voter Identification Cards without
photographs if the applicant has a bona fide religious
objection to being photographed or to the display of his or her
photograph. The State Voter Identification Card may be used
for identification purposes in any lawful situation only by

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the person to whom it was issued. A State Voter Identification
Card expires 5 years after it is issued or when a voter changes
his or her name or residence, whichever is earlier.
(b) A State Voter Identification Card and renewals of a
State Voter Identification Card shall be provided free of
charge.
(c) No later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary of State
shall make available to the public application forms for the
State Voter Identification Card.
(d) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules for the
implementation and administration of this Section.