---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-RTE 66 MOTORCYCLE PLATE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that Illinois Route 66 license plates can be affixed to motorcycles having an engine over 150cc. Requires the Secretary of State to issue a version of the Route 66 license plates in a form appropriate for motorcycles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4315"
citation: "Illinois HB 4315 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-10-15"
last_action: "2016-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b9fad30-50d2-404e-ac55-4b65848d0a6d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4315&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=92634&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "81c9c9b9acb5163f040871ca356149b10cf511cd674c760dba0196d24ddc50bf"
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 4315 (99th) — VEH CD-RTE 66 MOTORCYCLE PLATE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that Illinois Route 66 license plates can be affixed to motorcycles having an engine over 150cc. Requires the Secretary of State to issue a version of the Route 66 license plates in a form appropriate for 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=09900HB4315&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=92634&DocNum=4315&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4315eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=92634&DocNum=4315&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4315enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=92634&DocNum=4315&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tim Butler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-10-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tim Butler `filing`
- **2015-10-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-10-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-01-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2016-01-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- **2016-01-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2016-01-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2016-01-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
- **2016-01-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
- **2016-01-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2016-02-16** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tim Butler `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-02-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2016-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2016-03-02** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2016-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2016-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2016-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2016-04-13** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2016-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-19** 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
- **2016-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2016-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2016
- **2016-05-27** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0865 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b9fad30-50d2-404e-ac55-4b65848d0a6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).