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Bill	VEH CD-MILITARY PLATES	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, in lieu of receiving registration plates without payment of a fee under the Section authorizing issuance of plates for veterans with disabilities, any veteran who holds proof of a 50% or greater service-connected disability from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs may apply for a military series registration plate in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of State. Provides that, upon the veteran showing proof of the disability, a military series registration plate may be issued to the veteran without fee for the registration of one motor vehicle of the first division or one motor vehicle of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. In the Section concerning Medal of Honor plates, changes "Congressional Medal of Honor" to "Medal of Honor".	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	101st	HB 2618	Illinois HB 2618 (101st)	bill		enacted		3	36	2	2019-02-14	2019-08-09	openstates	ocd-bill/c2e03031-0ad7-400a-81fc-cc6ddf04bab0	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2618&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=118755&SessionID=108&GA=101	ada28f1a143199e7d2a7a282daf81d1b10ba3e3fc0b8a0dbe0554faf9847598e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2618 (101st) — VEH CD-MILITARY PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, in lieu of receiving registration plates without payment of a fee under the Section authorizing issuance of plates for veterans with disabilities, any veteran who holds proof of a 50% or greater service-connected disability from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs may apply for a military series registration plate in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of State. Provides that, upon the veteran showing proof of the disability, a military series registration plate may be issued to the veteran without fee for the registration of one motor vehicle of the first division or one motor vehicle of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. In the Section concerning Medal of Honor plates, changes "Congressional Medal of Honor" to "Medal of Honor".

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
• Jerry Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
• Michael D. Unes — cosponsor (person)
• Michael E. Hastings — primary (person)
• Mike Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)
• Tim Butler — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-02-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit filing
• 2019-02-14 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-02-14 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-02-26 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2019-03-06 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2019-03-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
• 2019-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
• 2019-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
• 2019-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit amendment-introduction
• 2019-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-03-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
• 2019-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
• 2019-03-29 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-02 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2019-04-02 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2019-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-04-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2019-04-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
• 2019-04-04 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2019-04-04 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2019-04-04 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
• 2019-04-04 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-04-04 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
• 2019-05-16 Second Reading reading-2
• 2019-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019
• 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 . . . . . . . . . 101-0262 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c2e03031-0ad7-400a-81fc-cc6ddf04bab0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).