---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-DISTING SVC CROSS PLATE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for issuance of special license plates to a holder, or the surviving spouse of a holder, of the Distinguished Service Cross, at no additional cost to the applicant."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4648"
citation: "Illinois HB 4648 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-01-28"
last_action: "2008-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c6436a6-57f7-4e13-85bd-0e79060a8373"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4648&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=35345&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "07f6ec7ce0669b80e0a35c7d6cbe52e0f02c030b57d87112d5daf1e945a17c1f"
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 4648 (95th) — VEH CD-DISTING SVC CROSS PLATE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for issuance of special license plates to a holder, or the surviving spouse of a holder, of the Distinguished Service Cross, at no additional cost to the applicant.

## 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=09500HB4648&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35345&DocNum=4648&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4648eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35345&DocNum=4648&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4648enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35345&DocNum=4648&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **101–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David R. Leitch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David R. Leitch `filing`
- **2008-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-01-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-14** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2008-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2008-02-21** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-02-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2008-02-22** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2008-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2008-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2008-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2008-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2008-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2008-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2008-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2008-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2008-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2008-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2008-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2008-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2008-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2008-03-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 11, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-03-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2008-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-03-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
- **2008-05-07** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-13** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0794 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c6436a6-57f7-4e13-85bd-0e79060a8373`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).