---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-SLOW MOVING EMBLEM FINE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a slow-moving vehicle emblem may not be displayed in public view from a highway on an object other than an animal drawn vehicle, farm tractor, implement of husbandry and certain special mobile equipment. Provides that the fine for a first or subsequent offense of improperly displaying a slow-moving vehicle is $75 (instead of $25 for the first offense and $75 for a second or subsequent offense within one year of the first offense). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4598"
citation: "Illinois HB 4598 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-01"
last_action: "2012-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7233383-f409-45c2-995a-63357b46de78"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4598&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64339&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "3d11a6413a794cfc19808a6ea250baf1f420c2add0326e1bc6e17358e6f501d7"
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 4598 (97th) — VEH CD-SLOW MOVING EMBLEM FINE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a slow-moving vehicle emblem may not be displayed in public view from a highway on an object other than an animal drawn vehicle, farm tractor, implement of husbandry and certain special mobile equipment. Provides that the fine for a first or subsequent offense of improperly displaying a slow-moving vehicle is $75 (instead of $25 for the first offense and $75 for a second or subsequent offense within one year of the first offense). 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=09700HB4598&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64339&DocNum=4598&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4598eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64339&DocNum=4598&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4598enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64339&DocNum=4598&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **109–6** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **106–10** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J. Verschoore — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore `filing`
- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-02-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2012-02-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-010-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-02-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-02-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 1, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2012-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2012-03-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2012-04-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2012-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 109-006-000
- **2012-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2012
- **2012-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0958 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7233383-f409-45c2-995a-63357b46de78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).