---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-FIRE FIGHTER PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial license plates may be affixed to motorcycles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 5649"
citation: "Illinois HB 5649 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-09"
last_action: "2016-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8248ccaf-04aa-4c28-9eeb-05700ad35431"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5649&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95099&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "96caf7bf85b03ef6a6200770cb4d8595b8e40f7266a629088c74ea1d804e6d8c"
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 5649 (99th) — VEH CD-FIRE FIGHTER PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial license plates may be affixed to motorcycles.

## 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=09900HB5649&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95099&DocNum=5649&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5649eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95099&DocNum=5649&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5649enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95099&DocNum=5649&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Thomas M. Bennett — primary (person)
- Wm. Sam McCann — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett `filing`
- **2016-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2016-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2016-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2016-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2016-04-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2016-04-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2016-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-13** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2016-04-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2016-04-13** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2016-04-13** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2016-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
- **2016-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2016-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-11** Do Pass Transportation; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- **2016-05-27** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2016-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** 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 . . . . . . . . . 99-0812 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8248ccaf-04aa-4c28-9eeb-05700ad35431`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).