---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-DISABILITY PLATE/DECAL"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if a permanently disabled applicant is issued registration plates or a parking decal or device under the Code, the applicant shall submit proof of the applicant's permanent disability once every 5 years. Defines \"proof of the applicant's permanent disability\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "SB 1256"
citation: "Illinois SB 1256 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher \"C.D.\" Davidsmeyer", "Steve McClure"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-24"
last_action: "2025-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/285b9078-6541-4be4-bff1-c1098d64589d"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1256&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=159083&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "bcf24719e79f2a10f35e9f13fbc1a663b9c7c08aedeff290e2318bb1a34339ed"
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 1256 (104th) — VEH CD-DISABILITY PLATE/DECAL

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if a permanently disabled applicant is issued registration plates or a parking decal or device under the Code, the applicant shall submit proof of the applicant's permanent disability once every 5 years. Defines "proof of the applicant's permanent disability".

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1256.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1256eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1256sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1256sam002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1256enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Transportation, Amendment 2 — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Transportation — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- Transportation — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer — primary (person)
- Steve McClure — primary (person)
- Abdelnasser Rashid — cosponsor (person)
- Brandun Schweizer — cosponsor (person)
- Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Balkema — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Severin — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie Haas — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)
- Jason R. Bunting — cosponsor (person)
- Joe C. Sosnowski — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole La Ha — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Windhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Faraci — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve McClure `filing`
- **2025-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-24** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-03-18** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
- **2025-03-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve McClure `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2025-04-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-03** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 017-000-000
- **2025-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 4, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-04-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2025
- **2025-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve McClure `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2025-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 019-000-000
- **2025-04-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
- **2025-04-09** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; McClure `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2025-04-09** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- **2025-04-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
- **2025-04-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- **2025-04-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2025-04-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
- **2025-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-04-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2025-04-17** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000
- **2025-04-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- **2025-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- **2025-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski
- **2025-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-01** Effective Date January 1, 2026
- **2025-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0088 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/285b9078-6541-4be4-bff1-c1098d64589d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).