republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/sb-1542.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-SOS-TITLE TRANSFER"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State, upon receipt of an application for a new certificate of title, an application for a certificate of title by a transferee, an application for a certificate of title pursuant to a court order awarding ownership to the applicant, an application for a junking certificate, or an application for a salvage certificate, shall remove the current owner registration and license plate record on file associated with the vehicle's serial number before issuing a new certificate. Makes changes to provisions regarding: junk vehicle notification format; the types of records required to be kept by specified licensees under the Code; and the information required to be contained on a uniform invoice for essential parts. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 1542"
citation: "Illinois SB 1542 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Antonio Muñoz", "Jay Hoffman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1a86665-2aed-418c-884e-6872e8e9a4e0"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1542&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134175&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "aced37c1bc9c82d841eb0a70d70735ae20ba3b429192dc871b762df0788fe2f2"
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 SB 1542 (102nd) — VEH CD-SOS-TITLE TRANSFER

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State, upon receipt of an application for a new certificate of title, an application for a certificate of title by a transferee, an application for a certificate of title pursuant to a court order awarding ownership to the applicant, an application for a junking certificate, or an application for a salvage certificate, shall remove the current owner registration and license plate record on file associated with the vehicle's serial number before issuing a new certificate. Makes changes to provisions regarding: junk vehicle notification format; the types of records required to be kept by specified licensees under the Code; and the information required to be contained on a uniform invoice for essential parts. Makes other changes.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1542.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1542eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1542sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1542enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — primary (person)
- Jay Hoffman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz `filing`
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Postponed - Transportation
- **2021-04-14** Do Pass Transportation; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
- **2021-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2021-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 018-000-000
- **2021-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Munoz `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2021
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-05-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2021-05-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-05-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-24** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-26** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0318 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1a86665-2aed-418c-884e-6872e8e9a4e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).