republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/103rd/hb-4170.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-IBEW SPECIAL PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue special registration plates designated as International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers plates to residents of the State."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 4170"
citation: "Illinois HB 4170 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dave Vella", "Steve Stadelman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-10-13"
last_action: "2024-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c1e9974-8836-4c8b-b118-baff7488e9d7"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4170&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=150662&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "6cc08464181151aa6bda8edaf445a741c4a9631283b7a269c7e4dd1659f69e38"
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 4170 (103rd) — VEH CD-IBEW SPECIAL PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue special registration plates designated as International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers plates to residents of the State.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4170.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4170eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4170ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4170ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4170enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety, Amendment 2 — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Transportation — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dave Vella — primary (person)
- Steve Stadelman — primary (person)
- Paul Faraci — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-10-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella `filing`
- **2023-10-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-10-18** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-02-28** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
- **2024-03-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000
- **2024-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2024-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-19** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-24** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2024-04-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-24** Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 24, 2024
- **2024-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
- **2024-05-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2024-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-05-02** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-05-07** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-07** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
- **2024-05-10** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2024
- **2024-05-15** Do Pass Transportation; 012-000-000
- **2024-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2024-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
- **2024-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0665 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c1e9974-8836-4c8b-b118-baff7488e9d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).