---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-PTSD AWARENESS SPECIAL"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates designated as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness license plates. Provides that the original fee and renewal fee shall be $25. Creates the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund. Makes corresponding changes in the State Finance Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 188"
citation: "Illinois HB 188 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-12-18"
last_action: "2019-12-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05e0ac46-35a2-44da-bf37-c4091d5044d2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=188&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=114049&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "782c9eb283fe226e80d31ce5967c85694230853a95ca4222f9cffa3e48048e8b"
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 188 (101st) — VEH CD-PTSD AWARENESS SPECIAL

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates designated as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness license plates. Provides that the original fee and renewal fee shall be $25. Creates the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund. Makes corresponding changes in the State Finance Act.

## 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=10100HB0188&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=114049&DocNum=188&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0188eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=114049&DocNum=188&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0188enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=114049&DocNum=188&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — primary (person)
- Jerry Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
- John C. D'Amico — primary (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Bristow — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-18** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `filing`
- **2019-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2019-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John C. D'Amico `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2019-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-27** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2019-04-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2019-04-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
- **2019-04-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2019-04-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2019-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
- **2019-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2019
- **2019-05-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 `reading-3`
- **2019-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2019-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 017-000-000
- **2019-05-31** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Muñoz `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2019-05-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2019-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2019-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-07-02** Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-28** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2019-10-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2019-10-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000
- **2019-10-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 112-000-000
- **2019-10-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-11-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-12-20** Effective Date June 1, 2020
- **2019-12-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0611 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05e0ac46-35a2-44da-bf37-c4091d5044d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).