---
type: "Bill"
title: "SPEC PLATES-POLICE/FIREFIGHTER"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that children and stepchildren, in addition to the spouse and parents, of a police officer or firefighter who has died in the line of duty may be issued special license plates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1894"
citation: "Illinois SB 1894 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5533ea32-279c-466a-949b-2593b8646a5f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1894&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=119649&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "440dc0905a705da6e4629a1c7527c722a197206039c4e1573b7718193411c480"
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 1894 (101st) — SPEC PLATES-POLICE/FIREFIGHTER

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that children and stepchildren, in addition to the spouse and parents, of a police officer or firefighter who has died in the line of duty may be issued special license plates.

## 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=10100SB1894&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119649&DocNum=1894&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1894eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119649&DocNum=1894&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1894enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119649&DocNum=1894&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — primary (person)
- Blaine Wilhour — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Welter — cosponsor (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Sosnowski — cosponsor (person)
- John C. D'Amico — cosponsor (person)
- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Cabello — primary (person)
- Kambium Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
- Luis Arroyo — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Melissa Conyears-Ervin — cosponsor (person)
- Michael D. Unes — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Butler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Do Pass Transportation; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
- **2019-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2019
- **2019-04-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2019-04-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2019-04-04** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2019-04-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2019-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour
- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2019-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2019-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0358 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5533ea32-279c-466a-949b-2593b8646a5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).