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HB 3534 — SOS DOCS-GENDER DESIGNATIONS
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0513
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2019. Enacted.
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15 sponsors
0 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (11 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Secretary of State Act. Requires the Secretary of State to take steps to ensure that all State forms and documents requiring the listing of gender designations or requiring persons to identify their gender shall include, as a gender designation, the term "non-binary" in addition to male and female gender designations. Requires each unit of local government in this State to adopt an ordinance or resolution requiring that unit of local government to take steps to ensure that all its forms and documents shall include the "non-binary" gender designation in a manner substantially similar to forms and documents as may be produced by the Secretary. Effective January 1, 2020. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 15 ILCS 305/30 new Adds reference to: 15 ILCS 335/5 from Ch. 124, par. 25 625 ILCS 5/6-106 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that upon the first issuance of a request for proposals for a digital driver's license and identification card issuance and facial recognition system issued after the effective date of this amendatory Act, and upon implementation of a new or revised system procured pursuant to that request for proposals, the Secretary of State shall permit applicants to choose between "male", "female", or "non-binary" when designating the applicant's sex on identification card and driver's license application forms. Provides that the sex designated by the applicant shall be displayed on the identification card or driver's license issued to the applicant. Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Office of the Secretary of State) At this time, there is no fiscal impact to the Secretary of State's Office with HB 3534 (H-AM 1). We cannot project the fiscal impact on a future contract bid. State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
8 added · 8 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Bill HB 3534, eight lines were added indicating new provisions or clarifications, while an equal number of lines were removed from the previous version. This change often signifies an adjustment in the bill's language or scope, ensuring it aligns better with current needs or legal standards. It is essential because these amendments can impact how the bill will be implemented, affecting the stakeholders involved.
HB3534 EngrossedEnrolled LRB101 10615 RJF 55721 b AN ACT concerning government.
In addition to the residence address, the Secretary may allow the applicant HB3534 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB101 10615 RJF 55721 b to provide a mailing address.
The sex designated by the applicant shall be HB3534 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB101 10615 RJF 55721 b displayed on the identification card issued to the applicant.
(c) All applicants for REAL ID compliant standard Illinois Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a Disability HB3534 EngrossedEnrolled - 4 - LRB101 10615 RJF 55721 b Identification Cards shall provide proof of lawful status in the United States as defined in 6 CFR 37.3, as amended.
state whether the applicant has theretofore been licensed as a driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and HB3534 EngrossedEnrolled - 5 - LRB101 10615 RJF 55721 b whether any such license has ever been cancelled, suspended, revoked or refused, and, if so, the date and reason for such cancellation, suspension, revocation or refusal;
For the purposes of this subsection (b), "peace officer" means any person who by virtue of his or her office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for a violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that duty HB3534 EngrossedEnrolled - 6 - LRB101 10615 RJF 55721 b extends to all violations or is limited to specific violations.
(d) Any male United States citizen or immigrant who applies for any permit or license authorized to be issued under this HB3534 EngrossedEnrolled - 7 - LRB101 10615 RJF 55721 b Code or for a renewal of any permit or license, and who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age, must be registered in compliance with the requirements of the federal Military Selective Service Act.
If the document cannot be stamped, the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide a certificate to the veteran to provide to the HB3534 EngrossedEnrolled - 8 - LRB101 10615 RJF 55721 b Secretary of State.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0513
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Effective Date January 1, 2020
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 039-016-000
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Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2019
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Second Reading
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 23, 2019
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Do Pass Transportation; 013-005-000
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Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 24, 2019
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
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Postponed - Transportation
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Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019
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Postponed - Transportation
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Postponed - Transportation
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Assigned to Transportation
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2019
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Arrive in Senate
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-038-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. Tom Demmer
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-003-000
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
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Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
Sponsors
- Anne Stava · Cosponsor
- Kelly M. Cassidy · Cosponsor
- Jr. Lamont J. Robinson · Cosponsor
- Deb Conroy · Cosponsor
- Ann M. Williams · Cosponsor
- Katie Stuart · Cosponsor
- Rita Mayfield · Cosponsor
- Joyce Mason · Cosponsor
- Celina Villanueva · Cosponsor
- Will Guzzardi · Cosponsor
- Cristina Castro · Cosponsor
- Iris Y. Martinez · Cosponsor
- Heather A. Steans · Cosponsor
- Ram Villivalam · Cosponsor
- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 168 not signed on · 29 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (15)
- Anne Stava Democrat
- Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat
- Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
- Deb Conroy
- Ann M. Williams Democrat
- Katie Stuart Democrat
- Rita Mayfield Democrat
- Joyce Mason Democrat
- Celina Villanueva Democrat
- Will Guzzardi Democrat
- Cristina Castro Democrat
- Iris Y. Martinez
- Heather A. Steans
- Ram Villivalam Democrat
- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez Democrat
Not signed on (168)
168 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 168 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 39 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 27% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Link | — | Yea |
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Gillespie | — | Yea |
| Glowiak | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Yea |
| Steans | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Bertino-Tarrant | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Mulroe | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Muñoz | — | Yea |
| Hutchinson | — | Yea |
| Crowe | — | Yea |
| Cullerton, T. | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Landek | — | Yea |
| Schimpf | — | Nay |
| Barickman | — | Nay |
| Stewart | — | Nay |
| Brady | — | Nay |
| Oberweis | — | Nay |
| Righter | — | Nay |
| Manar | — | Not Voting |
| Van Pelt | — | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Belt | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Ellman | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Fine | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Ram Villivalam | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert Peters | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Nay |
| Craig Wilcox | Republican | Nay |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Nay |
| Dan McConchie | Republican | Nay |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Nay |
| Donald P. DeWitte | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Plummer | Republican | Nay |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Nay |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Not Voting |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Nay |
| Steve McClure | Republican | Nay |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 43 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 19 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 67 | 38 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 32% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Arroyo | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Thapedi | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Greenwood | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Carroll | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Pappas | — | Yea |
| Connor | — | Yea |
| Conroy | — | Yea |
| Ramirez | — | Yea |
| Conyears-Ervin | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Willis | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Kalish | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Yingling | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Zalewski | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Nay |
| Durkin | — | Nay |
| Mazzochi | — | Nay |
| Bailey | — | Nay |
| McAuliffe | — | Nay |
| McDermed | — | Nay |
| Frese | — | Nay |
| Bourne | — | Nay |
| McSweeney | — | Nay |
| Bristow | — | Nay |
| Unes | — | Nay |
| Butler | — | Nay |
| Wehrli | — | Nay |
| Caulkins | — | Nay |
| Welter | — | Nay |
| Parkhurst | — | Nay |
| Wheeler | — | Nay |
| Yednock | — | Nay |
| Marron | — | Nay |
| Bennett | — | Not Voting |
| Brady | — | Not Voting |
| Costello | — | Not Voting |
| Skillicorn | — | Not Voting |
| Batinick | — | Not Voting |
| Hurley | — | Not Voting |
| Demmer | — | Not Voting |
| Costa Howard | — | Yea |
| Aarón M. Ortíz | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Anne Stava | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Barbara Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Ammons | Democrat | Yea |
| Celina Villanueva | Democrat | Yea |
| Curtis J. Tarver, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Didech | Democrat | Yea |
| Debbie Meyers-Martin | Democrat | Yea |
| Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | Democrat | Yea |
| Joyce Mason | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Yea |
| Kam Buckner | Democrat | Yea |
| Karina Villa | Democrat | Yea |
| Katie Stuart | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Nay |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J. Moylan | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Edly-Allen | Democrat | Yea |
| Maurice A. West, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| Sonya M. Harper | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Nay |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy L. Grant | Republican | Nay |
| Andrew S. Chesney | Republican | Nay |
| Blaine Wilhour | Republican | Nay |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Nay |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Nay |
| Daniel J. Ugaste | Republican | Nay |
| Dave Severin | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Nay |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Nay |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick Windhorst | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Nay |
| Terri Bryant | Republican | Nay |
| Tom Weber | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tony M. McCombie | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 3534 do?
- Amends the Secretary of State Act. Requires the Secretary of State to take steps to ensure that all State forms and documents requiring the listing of gender designations or requiring persons to identify their gender shall include, as a gender designation, the term "non-binary" in addition to male and female gender designations. Requires each unit of local government in this State to adopt an ordinance or resolution requiring that unit of local government to take steps to ensure that all its forms and documents shall include the "non-binary" gender designation in a manner substantially similar to forms and documents as may be produced by the Secretary. Effective January 1, 2020. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 15 ILCS 305/30 new Adds reference to: 15 ILCS 335/5 from Ch. 124, par. 25 625 ILCS 5/6-106 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that upon the first issuance of a request for proposals for a digital driver's license and identification card issuance and facial recognition system issued after the effective date of this amendatory Act, and upon implementation of a new or revised system procured pursuant to that request for proposals, the Secretary of State shall permit applicants to choose between "male", "female", or "non-binary" when designating the applicant's sex on identification card and driver's license application forms. Provides that the sex designated by the applicant shall be displayed on the identification card or driver's license issued to the applicant. Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Office of the Secretary of State) At this time, there is no fiscal impact to the Secretary of State's Office with HB 3534 (H-AM 1). We cannot project the fiscal impact on a future contract bid. State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity) This bill does not create a State mandate.
- Who sponsors HB 3534?
- HB 3534 is sponsored by Anne Stava (Democrat), Kelly M. Cassidy (Democrat), Lamont J. Robinson, Jr., Deb Conroy, Ann M. Williams (Democrat), Katie Stuart (Democrat), Rita Mayfield (Democrat), Joyce Mason (Democrat), Celina Villanueva (Democrat), Will Guzzardi (Democrat), Cristina Castro (Democrat), Iris Y. Martinez, Heather A. Steans, Ram Villivalam (Democrat), and Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 3534?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2019. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 3534?
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