---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-EXEMPT VEHICLE PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the optional plates issued to the owner of a vehicle exempt from registration under the Code are issued for a single fee of $13 (rather than being issued for a fee of $13 for a 2-year registration period). Effective January 1, 2004."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 1189"
citation: "Illinois HB 1189 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-04"
last_action: "2003-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7c76667-0e00-49eb-9a57-7b60248cb85e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1189&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=1750&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "df6ad5cec0359d0e83b52cce05b9fc8eafbd75516de3c6758dbb6ffa6edee9cb"
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 1189 (93rd) — VEH CD-EXEMPT VEHICLE PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the optional plates issued to the owner of a vehicle exempt from registration under the Code are issued for a single fee of $13 (rather than being issued for a fee of $13 for a 2-year registration period). Effective January 1, 2004.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1189&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1750&DocNum=1189&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1189eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1750&DocNum=1189&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1189enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1750&DocNum=1189&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Reitz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `filing`
- **2003-02-04** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2003-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-05** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2003-02-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-02-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-02-20** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-26** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2003-03-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 13, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-30** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-23** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0312 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7c76667-0e00-49eb-9a57-7b60248cb85e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).