---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-FIRE DEPARTMENT PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of special license plates for vehicles owned by a fire department or fire protection district or by a chief officer of a fire department or fire protection district. Provides for the markings on these plates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1116"
citation: "Illinois HB 1116 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a32f24f-233d-4b0b-9433-29b03b427174"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1116&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=29282&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "28d993bcb29160badc0f4c3efae39db14a4d609b4035a7a648d8c32c468705f5"
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 1116 (95th) — VEH CD-FIRE DEPARTMENT PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of special license plates for vehicles owned by a fire department or fire protection district or by a chief officer of a fire department or fire protection district. Provides for the markings on these plates.

## 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=09500HB1116&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=29282&DocNum=1116&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1116eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=29282&DocNum=1116&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1116enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=29282&DocNum=1116&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **101–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **103–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shane Cultra — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose `filing`
- **2007-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-15** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-01** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-19** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2007-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2007-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-007-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 26, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-04-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2007-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
- **2007-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2007-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2007-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 101-002-000
- **2007-06-06** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-07-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-30** Effective Date June 1, 2008
- **2007-08-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0556 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a32f24f-233d-4b0b-9433-29b03b427174`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).