Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: To Executive 11 D cosponsors

HB5095      — ID CARD-GENDER DESIGNATION

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0536

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 04, 2026. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    1 primary, 21 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (11 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

Allows applicants to select their gender as 'X' on ID cards in Illinois.

This bill lets people in Illinois choose 'X' as a gender option on IDs instead of 'non-binary.' It also outlines how to change the gender designation on existing IDs.

What this means for you
  • Consumers: This means you can choose 'X' as your gender on state-issued identification.

Summary

Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall permit applicants to choose between "male", "female", or "X" (rather than "male", "female", or "non-binary") on an application for an identification card, driver's license, or permit. Provides that an applicant who wants to change the sex listed on an issued identification card, driver's license, or permit must submit a gender designation form. Sets forth the requirements of the gender designation form.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read HB5095 on the official Illinois source →

Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0536

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2027

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva

  6. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  7. Passed Both Houses

  8. Third Reading - Passed; 038-019-000

  9. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons

  10. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026

  12. Second Reading

  13. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters

  14. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam

  15. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026

  16. Do Pass Executive; 008-003-000

  17. Sponsor Removed Sen. Dale Fowler

  18. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III

  19. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung

  20. Assigned to Executive

  21. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

  22. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker

  23. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler

  24. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura

  25. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa

  26. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  27. Referred to Assignments

  28. First Reading

  29. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman

  30. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  31. Arrive in Senate

  32. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-037-000

  33. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  34. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  35. Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Will Guzzardi

  36. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  37. Second Reading - Short Debate

  38. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

  39. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl

  40. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

  41. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech

  42. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

  43. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  44. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  45. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 006-003-000

  46. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote

  47. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee

  48. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  49. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  50. Assigned to State Government Administration Committee

  51. Referred to Rules Committee

  52. First Reading

  53. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 161 not signed on · 55 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (161)

161 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 161 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Third Reading

Passed 38 Yea · 19 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 01900
Democrat 36002
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 371902
% of votes cast 64%33%0%3%
How each member voted (58)
Member Party Vote
Johnson — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Celina Villanueva Democrat Yea
Christopher Belt Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Not Voting
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Doris Turner Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Graciela Guzmán Democrat Yea
Javier L. Cervantes Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Karina Villa 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 Not Voting
Mark L. Walker Democrat Yea
Mary Edly-Allen Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Meg Loughran Cappel Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Mike Porfirio Democrat Yea
Mike Simmons Democrat Yea
Napoleon Harris III Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Paul Faraci Democrat Yea
Rachel Ventura Democrat Yea
Ram Villivalam Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robert Peters Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Suzy Glowiak Hilton Democrat Yea
Thaddeus Jones Democrat Yea
Willie Preston Democrat Yea
Andrew S. Chesney Republican Nay
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Chris Balkema Republican Nay
Craig Wilcox Republican Nay
Dale Fowler Republican Nay
Darby A. Hills Republican Nay
Dave Syverson Republican Nay
Donald P. DeWitte Republican Nay
Erica Harriss Republican Nay
Jason Plummer Republican Nay
Jil Tracy Republican Nay
John F. Curran Republican Nay
Li Arellano, Jr. Republican Nay
Neil Anderson Republican Nay
Sally J. Turner Republican Nay
Seth Lewis Republican Nay
Steve McClure Republican Nay
Sue Rezin Republican Nay
Terri Bryant Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Executive

Passed 8 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0301
Democrat 8001
Total 8302
% of votes cast 62%23%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bill Cunningham Democrat Not Voting
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Napoleon Harris III Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Nay
John F. Curran Republican Not Voting
Neil Anderson Republican Nay
Sue Rezin Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Third Reading

Passed 72 Yea · 37 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 69006
Republican 03603
Unaffiliated 2100
Total 713709
% of votes cast 61%32%0%8%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Jacobs — Nay
Johnson — Yea
Hernandez, Lisa — Yea
Aarón M. Ortíz Democrat Yea
Abdelnasser Rashid Democrat Yea
Amy Briel Democrat Yea
Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar Democrat Yea
Ann M. Williams Democrat Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Anne Stava Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Barbara Hernandez Democrat Yea
Bob Morgan Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Carol Ammons Democrat Not Voting
Curtis J. Tarver, II Democrat Not Voting
Dagmara Avelar Democrat Yea
Daniel Didech Democrat Yea
Dave Vella Democrat Yea
Debbie Meyers-Martin Democrat Yea
Diane Blair-Sherlock Democrat Yea
Edgar González, Jr. Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Harry Benton Democrat Yea
Hoan Huynh Democrat Not Voting
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Not Voting
Janet Yang Rohr Democrat Yea
Jawaharial Williams Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Jehan Gordon-Booth Democrat Yea
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz Democrat Yea
Joyce Mason Democrat Yea
Justin Cochran Democrat Yea
Justin Slaughter Democrat Yea
Kam Buckner Democrat Yea
Katie Stuart Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Yea
Kevin John Olickal Democrat Yea
Kimberly Du Buclet Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Not Voting
Laura Faver Dias Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Lilian Jiménez Democrat Yea
Lindsey LaPointe Democrat Yea
Lisa Davis Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Margaret A. DeLaRosa Democrat Yea
Margaret Croke Democrat Yea
Martha Deuter Democrat Yea
Mary Beth Canty Democrat Yea
Mary Gill Democrat Yea
Matt Hanson Democrat Yea
Maura Hirschauer Democrat Yea
Maurice A. West, II Democrat Yea
Michael Crawford Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Not Voting
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Nabeela Syed Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Nicolle Grasse Democrat Yea
Norma Hernandez Democrat Yea
Rick Ryan Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sharon Chung Democrat Yea
Sonya M. Harper Democrat Yea
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Yea
Suzanne M. Ness Democrat Yea
Thaddeus Jones Democrat Yea
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Tracy Katz Muhl Democrat Yea
Will Guzzardi Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Yolonda Morris Democrat Yea
Adam M. Niemerg Republican Nay
Amy Elik Republican Nay
Amy L. Grant Republican Not Voting
Blaine Wilhour Republican Nay
Brad Halbrook Republican Nay
Brad Stephens Republican Nay
Bradley Fritts Republican Nay
Brandun Schweizer 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
David Friess Republican Nay
Dennis Tipsword Republican Not Voting
Jackie Haas Republican Nay
Jason R. Bunting Republican Nay
Jed Davis Republican Nay
Jeff Keicher Republican Nay
Jennifer Sanalitro Republican Nay
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Nay
John M. Cabello Republican Nay
Kevin Schmidt Republican Nay
Kyle Moore Republican Nay
Martin McLaughlin Republican Nay
Michael J. Coffey, Jr. Republican Nay
Nicole La Ha Republican Nay
Norine K. Hammond Republican Nay
Patrick Sheehan Republican Nay
Patrick Windhorst Republican Nay
Regan Deering Republican Nay
Ryan Spain Republican Nay
Steven Reick Republican Nay
Tom Weber Republican Nay
Tony M. McCombie Republican Nay
Travis Weaver Republican Nay
Wayne A. Rosenthal Republican Not Voting
William E Hauter Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

civil-rights
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB5095      do?
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall permit applicants to choose between "male", "female", or "X" (rather than "male", "female", or "non-binary") on an application for an identification card, driver's license, or permit. Provides that an applicant who wants to change the sex listed on an issued identification card, driver's license, or permit must submit a gender designation form. Sets forth the requirements of the gender designation form.
Who sponsors HB5095     ?
HB5095      is sponsored by Laura Ellman, Karina Villa, Laura Fine, Rachel Ventura, Mark L. Walker, Sara Feigenholtz, Ram Villivalam, Robert Peters, Mary Edly-Allen, Celina Villanueva, Will Guzzardi (Democrat), Mary Beth Canty (Democrat), Nicolle Grasse (Democrat), Diane Blair-Sherlock (Democrat), Daniel Didech (Democrat), Barbara Hernandez (Democrat), Tracy Katz Muhl (Democrat), Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (Democrat), Sharon Chung (Democrat), Thaddeus Jones (Democrat), Gregg Johnson (Democrat), and Simmons, Mike.
What is the current status of HB5095     ?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 04, 2026. It awaits signature.
Where can I track HB5095     ?
Track HB5095      free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB5095     

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB5095     

Last checked for changes about 2 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →