republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-4259.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-MULTI YEAR REGISTRATION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, except for a semitrailer registered under the Code, beginning with the 2019 registration year, the Secretary of State shall offer to each owner of a motor vehicle that is subject to registration under the Code a registration period based on a one calendar year, 2 calendar year, 3 calendar year, 4 calendar year, or 5 calendar year basis. Provides that an owner of a motor vehicle who chooses a 2 calendar year, 3 calendar year, 4 calendar year, or 5 calendar year registration period shall pay an additional fee of $10 for every registration year that is more than one calendar year, which shall be deposited into the Road Fund. Provides that beginning with the 2019 registration year, the Secretary shall offer to each owner of a trailer a registration period based on a one calendar year, 2 calendar year, 3 calendar year, 4 calendar year, 5 calendar year, or 10 calendar year basis."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4259"
citation: "Illinois HB 4259 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-16"
last_action: "2018-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fe1536f-e80a-441c-a3ed-6ebe10f07161"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4259&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=108708&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "1870bff177caf4cd3a527bb1d39699d48c80092f318c8a9e31379904bd91a84b"
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 4259 (100th) — VEH CD-MULTI YEAR REGISTRATION

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, except for a semitrailer registered under the Code, beginning with the 2019 registration year, the Secretary of State shall offer to each owner of a motor vehicle that is subject to registration under the Code a registration period based on a one calendar year, 2 calendar year, 3 calendar year, 4 calendar year, or 5 calendar year basis. Provides that an owner of a motor vehicle who chooses a 2 calendar year, 3 calendar year, 4 calendar year, or 5 calendar year registration period shall pay an additional fee of $10 for every registration year that is more than one calendar year, which shall be deposited into the Road Fund. Provides that beginning with the 2019 registration year, the Secretary shall offer to each owner of a trailer a registration period based on a one calendar year, 2 calendar year, 3 calendar year, 4 calendar year, 5 calendar year, or 10 calendar year basis.

## 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=10000HB4259&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=108708&DocNum=4259&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4259eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=108708&DocNum=4259&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4259enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=108708&DocNum=4259&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Batinick — primary (person)
- Michael Connelly — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mark Batinick `filing`
- **2018-01-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-01-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2018-02-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mark Batinick `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
- **2018-02-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2018-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mark Batinick `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mark Batinick `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2018-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2018-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2018-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2018-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
- **2018-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
- **2018-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-25** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan McConchie `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Postponed - Transportation
- **2018-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2018-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2018-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
- **2018-05-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2018-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2018
- **2018-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2018-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2018-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2018-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2018-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 110-000-000
- **2018-05-31** House Concurs
- **2018-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2021
- **2018-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0986 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7fe1536f-e80a-441c-a3ed-6ebe10f07161`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).