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| Bill | VEH CD-EMS CHIEF PLATES | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) chief. Provides that the fee for the plates shall be the same as the fee prescribed for standard plates for first division vehicles. Provides for the issuance of permanent license plates for EMS vehicles owned by a municipality or fire protection district. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicles with emergency flashing lights if EMS chief special registration plates are affixed to the vehicle. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicle with sirens. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 104th | HB 2359 | Illinois HB 2359 (104th) |
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Illinois HB 2359 (104th) — VEH CD-EMS CHIEF PLATES
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) chief. Provides that the fee for the plates shall be the same as the fee prescribed for standard plates for first division vehicles. Provides for the issuance of permanent license plates for EMS vehicles owned by a municipality or fire protection district. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicles with emergency flashing lights if EMS chief special registration plates are affixed to the vehicle. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicle with sirens.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Transportation — 18–0 (pass) · upper
- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Neil Anderson — primary (person)
- Travis Weaver — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-30 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Travis Weaver
filing - 2025-02-04 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-02-04 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-02-25 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
referral-committee - 2025-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Travis Weaver
amendment-introduction - 2025-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2025-03-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
- 2025-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2025-03-19 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000
- 2025-03-19 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-03-25 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2025-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2025-04-09 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2025-04-10 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2025-04-10 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- 2025-04-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2025-04-14 Referred to Assignments
- 2025-04-23 Assigned to Transportation
referral-committee - 2025-04-30 Do Pass Transportation; 018-000-000
- 2025-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025
reading-2 - 2025-05-01 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2025-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025
- 2025-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- 2025-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2025-05-22 Passed Both Houses
- 2025-06-20 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2025-08-15 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2025-08-15 Effective Date January 1, 2026
- 2025-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0213
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9418770b-7443-4d2b-ae81-815f6ab57620. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).