---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-CARRIER-AUTHRITY NUMBER"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an interstate carrier operating intrastate may operate a motor vehicle upon the public roads of this State without the authority number of the carrier painted or affixed to any side of the cab or power unit. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2543"
citation: "Illinois HB 2543 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2018-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99d0c51b-da47-4631-84a7-050d991f5512"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2543&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=103758&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "d6529e86b5abeb3605aae748d08b75d403e5cef22966e45d40ca8964ad3c2797"
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 2543 (100th) — VEH CD-CARRIER-AUTHRITY NUMBER

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an interstate carrier operating intrastate may operate a motor vehicle upon the public roads of this State without the authority number of the carrier painted or affixed to any side of the cab or power unit. 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=10000HB2543&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103758&DocNum=2543&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2543eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103758&DocNum=2543&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2543enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103758&DocNum=2543&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael D. Unes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael D. Unes `filing`
- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael D. Unes `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2017-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2017-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Do Pass Transportation; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2017
- **2017-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2017
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0369 `became-law`
- **2018-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Breen
- **2018-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Christine Winger
- **2018-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99d0c51b-da47-4631-84a7-050d991f5512`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).