---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROOF OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person may operate a motor vehicle that has been registered but does not display a current and valid Illinois registration sticker provided that he or she has proof, in the form of a printed receipt from the Secretary, that he or she has registered the vehicle before the previous registration's expiration but has not yet received a new registration sticker from the Secretary. Provides that this printed proof of registration is only valid for 30 days from the expiration of the previous registration sticker's date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2802"
citation: "Illinois SB 2802 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-01-30"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/355e3d8b-3ce0-4668-b4ce-5eea2b7d16cc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2802&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=78700&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "b15ad17ddde9abf6b88150e401a8247b2daf85044a28a5141eb07625efe8e792"
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 2802 (98th) — PROOF OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person may operate a motor vehicle that has been registered but does not display a current and valid Illinois registration sticker provided that he or she has proof, in the form of a printed receipt from the Secretary, that he or she has registered the vehicle before the previous registration's expiration but has not yet received a new registration sticker from the Secretary. Provides that this printed proof of registration is only valid for 30 days from the expiration of the previous registration sticker's date.

## 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=09800SB2802&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78700&DocNum=2802&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2802eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78700&DocNum=2802&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2802enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78700&DocNum=2802&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Derrick Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-30** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt `filing`
- **2014-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-01-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-11** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Do Pass Transportation; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-02-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2014
- **2014-02-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2014-02-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 26, 2014
- **2014-03-04** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-03-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2014-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- **2014-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-07** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-20** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2014-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 21, 2014
- **2014-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Patricia Van Pelt `filing`
- **2014-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Transportation; 014-000-000
- **2014-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2014-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1103 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/355e3d8b-3ce0-4668-b4ce-5eea2b7d16cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).