---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-GOLD STAR SPECIAL PLATE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall issue Gold Star license plates to all siblings of a person who has lost his or her life while serving in the Armed Forces (instead of to only one surviving sibling in the absence of a surviving parent)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2494"
citation: "Illinois SB 2494 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-10-12"
last_action: "2012-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c878f5e-2bc5-41f2-b9a5-3f367a278562"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2494&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=62070&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "20d36b5e54565d2662eec4a7f2bc1b8155c68816956c89dbe694fc2770ab4935"
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 2494 (97th) — VEH CD-GOLD STAR SPECIAL PLATE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall issue Gold Star license plates to all siblings of a person who has lost his or her life while serving in the Armed Forces (instead of to only one surviving sibling in the absence of a surviving parent).

## 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=09700SB2494&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=62070&DocNum=2494&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2494eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=62070&DocNum=2494&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2494enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=62070&DocNum=2494&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Adam Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- David Harris — cosponsor (person)
- David R. Leitch — cosponsor (person)
- David Reis — cosponsor (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Dwight Kay — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Barickman — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry F. Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
- John D. Cavaletto — cosponsor (person)
- Larry K. Bomke — primary (person)
- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
- Norine Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Roth — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J. Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
- Randy Ramey, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-10-12** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Larry K. Bomke `filing`
- **2011-10-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-10-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-24** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Larry K. Bomke `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-01-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2012-02-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-02-07** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 8, 2012
- **2012-02-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 9, 2012
- **2012-02-09** Third Reading - Passed; 039-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-02-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-06** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2012-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2012-04-17** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2012-05-11** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 18, 2012
- **2012-05-11** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne Rosenthal
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Barickman
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Pam Roth
- **2012-05-15** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2012-05-15** Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2012-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-004 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-06-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-06-29** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-06-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0723 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c878f5e-2bc5-41f2-b9a5-3f367a278562`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).