---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-SALVAGE CERTIFICATE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a salvage certificate may be assigned to any municipal fire department (as well as to any licensed rebuilder, automotive parts recycler, scrap processor, or out-of-state salvage vehicle buyer)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 438"
citation: "Illinois SB 438 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e32b9520-f031-475e-bcc4-444bbc9a82c9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=438&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28159&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "7d5ff89e4c5bb1ef66c575b62471b4c92f9e1e1c2dd6d6eef7f981f8e022abee"
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 438 (95th) — VEH CD-SALVAGE CERTIFICATE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a salvage certificate may be assigned to any municipal fire department (as well as to any licensed rebuilder, automotive parts recycler, scrap processor, or out-of-state salvage vehicle buyer).

## 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=09500SB0438&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28159&DocNum=438&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0438eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28159&DocNum=438&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0438enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28159&DocNum=438&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Edward D. Maloney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Postponed - Transportation
- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass as Amended 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
- **2007-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2007-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0301 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e32b9520-f031-475e-bcc4-444bbc9a82c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).