---
type: "Bill"
title: "USE TX-DONATE VEHICLES-SCHOOLS"
description: "USE TX-DONATE VEHICLES-SCHOOLS"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "91st"
identifier: "HB 542"
citation: "Illinois HB 542 (91st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 100
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1999-02-03T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1999-08-20T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc4a803e-5640-40e9-b29b-96f8d7c8939f"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/91gatoc.html"
source_hash: "b4415c01f7e4c1c1a4cfd8e50d71aa68c0437de0c8330459ee9a9e711fd70102"
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 542 (91st) — USE TX-DONATE VEHICLES-SCHOOLS

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0542** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/hbgroups/hb/910HB0542LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BASSI — cosponsor (person)
- BOMKE — cosponsor (person)
- BOST — cosponsor (person)
- BURZYNSKI — cosponsor (person)
- COWLISHAW — cosponsor (person)
- JONES,JOHN — cosponsor (person)
- KLINGLER — cosponsor (person)
- KOSEL — cosponsor (person)
- KRAUSE — cosponsor (person)
- LAWFER — cosponsor (person)
- LYONS,EILEEN — cosponsor (person)
- MATHIAS — cosponsor (person)
- MITCHELL,BILL — cosponsor (person)
- MYERS,RICHARD — cosponsor (person)
- O'CONNOR — cosponsor (person)
- OSMOND — cosponsor (person)
- PERSICO — cosponsor (person)
- POE — cosponsor (person)
- STEPHENS — cosponsor (person)
- WAIT — cosponsor (person)
- WINKEL — cosponsor (person)
- WINTERS — cosponsor (person)
- ZICKUS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-02-03T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-02-03T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-10T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE REVENUE `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KRAUSE
- **1999-02-25T00:00:00-06:00** JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO MATHIAS
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOST
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JOHNSON,TIM
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,JOHN
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KLINGLER
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KOSEL
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LAWFER
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MITCHELL,JERRY
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MITCHELL,BILL
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MYERS,RICHARD
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'CONNOR
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OSMOND
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR POE
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RIGHTER
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR STEPHENS
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WAIT
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WINKEL
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WINTERS
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ZICKUS
- **1999-03-02T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,EILEEN
- **1999-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-REVENUE H
- **1999-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1999-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-000 HREV
- **1999-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-09T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1999-03-09T00:00:00-06:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-09T00:00:00-06:00** JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO PERSICO
- **1999-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-000-001 `reading-3`
- **1999-03-10T00:00:00-06:00** JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO BASSI
- **1999-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1999-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** CHIEF SPONSOR RADOGNO
- **1999-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LAUZEN
- **1999-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-16
- **1999-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE REVENUE `referral-committee`
- **1999-04-22T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS 010-000-000 SREV
- **1999-04-22T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-04-26
- **1999-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1999-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-BURZYNSKI
- **1999-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** -BOMKE
- **1999-05-05T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1999-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** SPONSOR REMOVED RADOGNO
- **1999-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** ALTERNATE CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO BURZYNSKI
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-BURZYNSKI
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** -BOMKE
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SREV
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-BURZYNSKI
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** -BOMKE
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SREV/007-003-000
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-BURZYNSKI
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** -BOMKE
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1999-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-05-13
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BOMKE
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** SPONSOR REMOVED LAUZEN
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-001 `reading-3`
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1999-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01
- **1999-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED NON-CONCUR 01/COWLISHAW
- **1999-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01
- **1999-05-24T00:00:00-05:00** HSE NON-CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01
- **1999-05-24T00:00:00-05:00** SECRETARYS DESK - NON-CONCURRENCE 01
- **1999-05-24T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFUSE RECEDE - SEN AMEND NO 01/BURZYNSKI
- **1999-05-24T00:00:00-05:00** SEN REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO 01
- **1999-05-24T00:00:00-05:00** SEN REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/BURZYNSKI,
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** PETERSON, LAUZEN,
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** OBAMA, BERMAN
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** HSE ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/CURRIE,
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** PUGH, HANNIG,
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** RUTHERFORD AND
- **1999-05-25T00:00:00-05:00** COWLISHAW
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/BURZYNSKI
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/BURZYNSKI
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** RULES REFERS TO SREV
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/99-05-26
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/COWLISHAW
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO HRUL
- **1999-05-26T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED 1ST/HRUL
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** HOUSE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/115-000-000
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/BURZYNSKI
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SREV/010-000-000
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/BURZYNSKI
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/059-000-000
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** BOTH HOUSES ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST
- **1999-05-27T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1999-06-24T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1999-08-20T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1999-08-20T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 99-08-20
- **1999-08-20T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0637

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc4a803e-5640-40e9-b29b-96f8d7c8939f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).