---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-SPOUSE MILITARY PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the spouse of a deceased military service member who was issued military oriented special plates to retain the plates so long as that spouse is a resident of Illinois and transfers the registration to his or her name within 180 days of the death of the service member. Defines the term, \"service member\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4433"
citation: "Illinois HB 4433 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-01-12"
last_action: "2016-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0ff0f69-b7e1-4b89-86e8-41e12ae02e8e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4433&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=93252&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "50d97d34e9f4e1c8a1d34900b2444587599b91c06f8749a2f2f16b8c4006ff9b"
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 4433 (99th) — VEH CD-SPOUSE MILITARY PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the spouse of a deceased military service member who was issued military oriented special plates to retain the plates so long as that spouse is a resident of Illinois and transfers the registration to his or her name within 180 days of the death of the service member. Defines the term, "service member".

## 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=09900HB4433&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93252&DocNum=4433&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4433eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93252&DocNum=4433&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4433enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93252&DocNum=4433&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Arthur Turner — primary (person)
- Heather A. Steans — cosponsor (person)
- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-12** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner `filing`
- **2016-01-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2016-01-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-01-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2016-03-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2016-04-13** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-13** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2016-04-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-13** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2016-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- **2016-05-03** Do Pass Transportation; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2016
- **2016-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- **2016-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2016-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2016-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2016-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0805 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0ff0f69-b7e1-4b89-86e8-41e12ae02e8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).