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+type: "Bill"
+title: "GOLD STAR PLATES"
+description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue Gold Star license plates to the surviving daughter or son of a Gold Star recipient."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "98th"
+identifier: "HB 5475"
+citation: "Illinois HB 5475 (98th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 33
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2014-02-13"
+last_action: "2014-08-11"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/297c5b20-b452-4010-bd9c-2c02a4e65e39"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5475&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80415&SessionID=85&GA=98"
+source_hash: "1ce2f6ff8164b10121f8cf59f3b2f4f8f2d7c37c497258b76fad07dd3e7fd217"
+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 HB 5475 (98th) — GOLD STAR PLATES
+
+Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue Gold Star license plates to the surviving daughter or son of a Gold Star recipient.
+
+## 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=09800HB5475&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80415&DocNum=5475&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5475eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80415&DocNum=5475&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5475enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80415&DocNum=5475&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **105–4** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- John M. Cabello — primary (person)
+- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2014-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John M. Cabello `filing`
+- **2014-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2014-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2014-03-13** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2014-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2014-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
+- **2014-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
+- **2014-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
+- **2014-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
+- **2014-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
+- **2014-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2014-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2014-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2014-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
+- **2014-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2014-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2014 `reading-1`
+- **2014-04-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
+- **2014-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2014-04-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2014-05-07** Do Pass Transportation; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
+- **2014-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2014
+- **2014-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
+- **2014-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
+- **2014-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2014-05-23** Passed Both Houses
+- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2014-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2014-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2015
+- **2014-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0869 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/297c5b20-b452-4010-bd9c-2c02a4e65e39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
+