---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-LOST OR STOLEN PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue a new set of license plates to an owner of a vehicle whose plates were stolen. Provides that the new set of plates shall be issued without a fee. Requires the Secretary to assign a new number plate or plates in lieu of a duplicate of the plate or plates that were stolen. Make changes to the registration fee for lost or destroyed plates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 3471"
citation: "Illinois SB 3471 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Elgie R. Sims, Jr.", "Jehan Gordon-Booth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d80fbeed-90ce-4b19-8cc5-299631db1d09"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3471&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=153137&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "03bd6c1fd9f3815218213a939bf983e3407444cedfd377ce530e933bc896af69"
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 3471 (103rd) — VEH CD-LOST OR STOLEN PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue a new set of license plates to an owner of a vehicle whose plates were stolen. Provides that the new set of plates shall be issued without a fee. Requires the Secretary to assign a new number plate or plates in lieu of a duplicate of the plate or plates that were stolen. Make changes to the registration fee for lost or destroyed plates.

## 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/SB/PDF/10300SB3471.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3471eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3471enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Transportation — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth — primary (person)
- Barbara Hernández — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
- Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `filing`
- **2024-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-08** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-02-20** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06** Do Pass Transportation; 014-000-000
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2024
- **2024-04-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2024-04-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- **2024-04-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2024-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- **2024-04-11** Sponsor Removed Sen. Jason Plummer
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2024-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2024-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
- **2024-04-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2024-04-12** Alternate Chief Sponsor Removed Rep. Kevin Schmidt
- **2024-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2024-04-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
- **2024-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
- **2024-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000
- **2024-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2024-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- **2024-05-17** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
- **2024-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2024-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- **2024-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1005 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d80fbeed-90ce-4b19-8cc5-299631db1d09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).