---
type: "Bill"
title: "LICENSE PLATES-MOTORCYCLES"
description: "Amends the Taxi Safety Act of 2007. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 944"
citation: "Illinois SB 944 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 67
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/021960e6-6849-4922-a629-ef199a0e29da"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=944&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=116881&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "4807bae6f0e8181113f4af67aff3e24d38d3c0459e8253caa91494596dd3e0e7"
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 944 (101st) — LICENSE PLATES-MOTORCYCLES

Amends the Taxi Safety Act of 2007. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=10100SB0944&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116881&DocNum=944&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0944eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116881&DocNum=944&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0944enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=116881&DocNum=944&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Amy Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Avery Bourne — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Ugaste — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Welter — cosponsor (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Durkin — cosponsor (person)
- Keith R. Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Michael P. McAuliffe — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Monica Bristow — cosponsor (person)
- Neil Anderson — primary (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William E. Brady `filing`
- **2019-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-31** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2019
- **2019-03-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2019
- **2019-03-14** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2019-03-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Neil Anderson `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2019-03-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 018-000-000
- **2019-03-28** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Anderson `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-04** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2019-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
- **2019-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2019-05-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-15** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Amy Grant
- **2019-05-15** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Amy Grant
- **2019-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2019-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2019-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2019-05-22** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2019-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 23, 2019
- **2019-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Neil Anderson `filing`
- **2019-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Transportation; 017-000-000
- **2019-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2019-05-31** Senate Concurs
- **2019-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-23** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0536 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/021960e6-6849-4922-a629-ef199a0e29da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).