---
type: "Bill"
title: "CNTY CD-INOPERABLE VEHICLES"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the definition of \"inoperable vehicle\" includes any motor vehicle that does not have a current license plate or current license tags attached to it if a current license plate or license tags are otherwise required under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2005"
citation: "Illinois SB 2005 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-07"
last_action: "2008-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8651746-8f11-430d-b2ee-e718bf34b9cc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2005&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=35310&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "7f35cb188fbe7a8f73ecd92a12129904815dc7c34236339f1b48220753ab388d"
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 2005 (95th) — CNTY CD-INOPERABLE VEHICLES

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the definition of "inoperable vehicle" includes any motor vehicle that does not have a current license plate or current license tags attached to it if a current license plate or license tags are otherwise required under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Effective immediately.

## 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=09500SB2005&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35310&DocNum=2005&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2005eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35310&DocNum=2005&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2005enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35310&DocNum=2005&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Terry Link — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2008-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-14** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-21** Held in Local Government
- **2008-02-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-02-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2008-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Local Government
- **2008-02-28** Held in Local Government
- **2008-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-02-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2008-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2008
- **2008-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2008
- **2008-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2008-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-21** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-21** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2008
- **2008-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0918 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8651746-8f11-430d-b2ee-e718bf34b9cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).