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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-PTSD LICENSE DECALS"
description: "Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to allow for the issuance of decals for Universal special license plates by K9s for Veterans, NFP. Provides for the original fee, renewal fees, and fee distribution for Universal special license plates with decals issued by the K9s for Veterans, NFP."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 2126"
citation: "Illinois HB 2126 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/577d1a59-8ddc-4230-89f2-9efaf4bebac3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2126&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=117804&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "f94050bd434015c617056d2d590a65896233466f2e789953254b5d4824b5e3ff"
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 2126 (101st) — VEH CD-PTSD LICENSE DECALS
Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to allow for the issuance of decals for Universal special license plates by K9s for Veterans, NFP. Provides for the original fee, renewal fees, and fee distribution for Universal special license plates with decals issued by the K9s for Veterans, NFP.
## 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=10100HB2126&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=117804&DocNum=2126&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2126eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=117804&DocNum=2126&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2126enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=117804&DocNum=2126&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1131** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — primary (person)
- Michael D. Unes — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `filing`
- **2019-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
- **2019-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 21, 2019 `reading-1`
- **2019-04-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2019-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
- **2019-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019
- **2019-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- **2019-05-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 `reading-3`
- **2019-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-27** 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 . . . . . . . . . 101-0248 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/577d1a59-8ddc-4230-89f2-9efaf4bebac3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).