---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-SPOUSE REG FEES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the initial standard registration fee shall not be required for persons changing registration of a vehicle following the death of a spouse, if that vehicle was owned by the deceased spouse. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3797"
citation: "Illinois HB 3797 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-26"
last_action: "2015-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0c06e85-09e3-44f4-acd7-90500164719a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3797&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=90007&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "2a16dc7ea2dce65aba668e5be9fbec2b34e42eb658c3bf6f1eb95310d80fcd33"
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 3797 (99th) — VEH CD-SPOUSE REG FEES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the initial standard registration fee shall not be required for persons changing registration of a vehicle following the death of a spouse, if that vehicle was owned by the deceased spouse. Makes conforming changes. 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=09900HB3797&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=90007&DocNum=3797&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3797eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=90007&DocNum=3797&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3797enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=90007&DocNum=3797&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Terri Bryant — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant `filing`
- **2015-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-12** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2015-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2015-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David S. Luechtefeld
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Do Pass Transportation; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
- **2015-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
- **2015-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-04** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0260 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0c06e85-09e3-44f4-acd7-90500164719a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).