---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-PURPLE HEART PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State must make a version of the special Purple Heart registration plate in a form appropriate for motorcycles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3023"
citation: "Illinois SB 3023 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-04"
last_action: "2010-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9353c95d-f976-4ea4-9052-89e3323718d2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3023&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=50547&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "9aebfe00b940620e6837404053076f84a356ae6afc03cdaaaf4494d38b07ff61"
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 3023 (96th) — VEH CD-PURPLE HEART PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State must make a version of the special Purple Heart registration plate in a form appropriate for motorcycles.

## 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=09600SB3023&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50547&DocNum=3023&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3023eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50547&DocNum=3023&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3023enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50547&DocNum=3023&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Larry K. Bomke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-04** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Larry K. Bomke `filing`
- **2010-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass Transportation; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2010
- **2010-03-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2010
- **2010-03-10** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2010-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2010-04-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1101 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9353c95d-f976-4ea4-9052-89e3323718d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).