republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/101st/hb-2293.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-MARINE CORPS PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the money in the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund shall be paid to the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Illinois, Inc. (instead of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc.). Authorizes the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Illinois to provide grants to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, the Young Marine National Foundation, and the various chapters of the Marine Corps League throughout the State. Provides that any grant money paid from the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund shall be used for any academic, financial assistance, or monetary award to veterans or veterans' families that are located within the State of Illinois. Effective July 1, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 2293"
citation: "Illinois HB 2293 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-08"
last_action: "2019-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57e7a89f-571b-46d8-a892-5d002db08424"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2293&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=118143&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "6f1fbe0e158723aead154c22f548ea3af1124bec025cf0d9b0110d2e8d3e1774"
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 2293 (101st) — VEH CD-MARINE CORPS PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the money in the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund shall be paid to the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Illinois, Inc. (instead of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc.). Authorizes the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Illinois to provide grants to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, the Young Marine National Foundation, and the various chapters of the Marine Corps League throughout the State. Provides that any grant money paid from the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund shall be used for any academic, financial assistance, or monetary award to veterans or veterans' families that are located within the State of Illinois. Effective July 1, 2019.

## 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=10100HB2293&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118143&DocNum=2293&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2293eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118143&DocNum=2293&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2293enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118143&DocNum=2293&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **103–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Paul Schimpf — primary (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `filing`
- **2019-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19** Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Veterans' Affairs Committee
- **2019-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Veterans' Affairs Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 4, 2019 `reading-1`
- **2019-04-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
- **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
- **2019-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-19** Effective Date July 19, 2019
- **2019-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0089 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57e7a89f-571b-46d8-a892-5d002db08424`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).