---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-VETERAN HEALTH INFO"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, with respect to the supporting documentation required to obtain a plate for a veteran with a disability, the Secretary of State shall allow an applicant to redact information on the documentation that pertains to the nature of the applicant's health issue. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 694"
citation: "Illinois HB 694 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charles Meier", "Jason Plummer"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-05"
last_action: "2021-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87f99d00-4364-49f2-99de-743fed360805"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=694&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=129209&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "d5b8baf94f23a1a2bf103d41266580a1f9e339376f9f9ca0ef934a47a08615d5"
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 694 (102nd) — VEH CD-VETERAN HEALTH INFO

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, with respect to the supporting documentation required to obtain a plate for a veteran with a disability, the Secretary of State shall allow an applicant to redact information on the documentation that pertains to the nature of the applicant's health issue. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0694.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0694eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0694ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0694enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Charles Meier — primary (person)
- Jason Plummer — primary (person)
- Amy Elik — cosponsor (person)
- Amy Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Caulkins — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Keith P. Sommer — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)
- Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Morrison — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier `filing`
- **2021-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2021-03-02** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2021-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Dan Brady
- **2021-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Transportation; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-06** Effective Date August 6, 2021
- **2021-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0273 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87f99d00-4364-49f2-99de-743fed360805`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).