Illinois · House Bill 1239 · 104th General Assembly

BLOOD TYPE ON STATE ID-LICENSE

HB 1239 Sponsored by Maurice A. West, II In committee

  1. Introduced Jan 10, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 28, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long 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…

Read the full title (91 words)

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.

Every action

6 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety · House Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
  5. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
  6. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.