---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-PENALTIES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person who does not attach a \"tow truck\" plate to the front and rear of each registered vehicle and a \"tow truck\" plate to the rear of the vehicle being towed, unless the towed vehicle displays a valid registration plate visible from the rear while being towed, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 3010"
citation: "Illinois SB 3010 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/555db196-6e19-4677-845a-f774398e8748"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3010&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=110496&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "658c55ccd655bae130776dfa9900e811051091aef5f5551a83e1729de20f4ad6"
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 3010 (100th) — VEH CD-PENALTIES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person who does not attach a "tow truck" plate to the front and rear of each registered vehicle and a "tow truck" plate to the rear of the vehicle being towed, unless the towed vehicle displays a valid registration plate visible from the rear while being towed, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Effective immediately.

## 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=10000SB3010&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110496&DocNum=3010&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3010eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110496&DocNum=3010&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3010enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110496&DocNum=3010&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **88–16** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Martin A. Sandoval — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `filing`
- **2018-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Do Pass Transportation; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 10, 2018
- **2018-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 24, 2018
- **2018-04-26** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2018-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 088-016-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-03** Effective Date August 3, 2018
- **2018-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0725 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/555db196-6e19-4677-845a-f774398e8748`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).