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+type: "Bill"
+title: "SPEC PLATES-POLICE/FIREFIGHTER"
+description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that children and stepchildren, in addition to the spouse and parents, of a police officer or firefighter who has died in the line of duty may be issued special license plates."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "101st"
+identifier: "SB 1894"
+citation: "Illinois SB 1894 (101st)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 42
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2019-02-15"
+last_action: "2019-08-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5533ea32-279c-466a-949b-2593b8646a5f"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1894&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=119649&SessionID=108&GA=101"
+source_hash: "440dc0905a705da6e4629a1c7527c722a197206039c4e1573b7718193411c480"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 1894 (101st) — SPEC PLATES-POLICE/FIREFIGHTER
+
+Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that children and stepchildren, in addition to the spouse and parents, of a police officer or firefighter who has died in the line of duty may be issued special license plates.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1894&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119649&DocNum=1894&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1894eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119649&DocNum=1894&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1894enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119649&DocNum=1894&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Antonio Muñoz — primary (person)
+- Blaine Wilhour — cosponsor (person)
+- David A. Welter — cosponsor (person)
+- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
+- Jerry Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
+- Joe Sosnowski — cosponsor (person)
+- John C. D'Amico — cosponsor (person)
+- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
+- John M. Cabello — primary (person)
+- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
+- Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
+- Luis Arroyo — cosponsor (person)
+- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
+- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
+- Melissa Conyears-Ervin — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael D. Unes — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike Murphy — cosponsor (person)
+- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
+- Tim Butler — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz `filing`
+- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-12** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-20** Do Pass Transportation; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
+- **2019-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2019-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2019
+- **2019-04-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
+- **2019-04-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
+- **2019-04-04** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2019-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2019-04-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
+- **2019-04-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
+- **2019-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-04-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
+- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
+- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
+- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
+- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
+- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
+- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
+- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
+- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
+- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
+- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour
+- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
+- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
+- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2019-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
+- **2019-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2019-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2019-05-23** Passed Both Houses
+- **2019-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
+- **2019-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2019-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2020
+- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0358 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5533ea32-279c-466a-949b-2593b8646a5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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