---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-LEGISLATOR PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a retired member of the General Assembly or the Illinois Congressional delegation who has a disability may request 2 identical sets of specialized plates which displays the International Symbol of Access."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 3578"
citation: "Illinois HB 3578 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dale Fowler", "Patrick Windhorst"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-17"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/716ce368-0922-46ce-b593-b1cc4fbfdc95"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3578&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=148767&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "a25c47066d080928b7f9f5d8a92a2f60d23a75afc086f66368b5fa422ad50469"
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 3578 (103rd) — VEH CD-LEGISLATOR PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a retired member of the General Assembly or the Illinois Congressional delegation who has a disability may request 2 identical sets of specialized plates which displays the International Symbol of Access.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB3578.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB3578eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB3578ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB3578enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Transportation — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **102–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dale Fowler — primary (person)
- Patrick Windhorst — primary (person)
- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernández — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Robert "Bob" Rita — cosponsor (person)
- Tony M. McCombie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-17** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst `filing`
- **2023-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-28** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
- **2023-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
- **2023-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2023-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-18** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000
- **2023-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 2, 2023
- **2023-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-30** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0195 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/716ce368-0922-46ce-b593-b1cc4fbfdc95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).