---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-NO LICENSE PLATE COVERS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits clear (as well as tinted) plastic license plate covers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 1265"
citation: "Illinois SB 1265 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-09"
last_action: "2007-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f3a1dfa-a772-472b-b412-d736b0d596cc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1265&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29371&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "ae1bb8094c273057c8a134fe8b077fd999f7195b7c436227e28a2626b7ade9a1"
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 1265 (95th) — VEH CD-NO LICENSE PLATE COVERS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits clear (as well as tinted) plastic license plate covers.

## 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=09500SB1265&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29371&DocNum=1265&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1265eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29371&DocNum=1265&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1265enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29371&DocNum=1265&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Munoz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Munoz `filing`
- **2007-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
- **2007-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2007
- **2007-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-06-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-07-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-07** Effective Date June 1, 2008
- **2007-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0029 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f3a1dfa-a772-472b-b412-d736b0d596cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).