republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-1389.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-VET PLATE RENEWAL FEE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that there is no additional renewal fee for special plates issued to veterans or the spouses of veterans that do not require an additional renewal fee for a special fund other than the Secretary of State's Special License Plate Fund or the Road Fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 1389"
citation: "Illinois HB 1389 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-06"
last_action: "2003-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e5e2890-86d0-4023-9716-2cac49b3d0be"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1389&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=2175&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "006c8a81e5bd3869d13af0f7a8e95340f1af5c4fb7cbd4c6f2248ccfd6bf954d"
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 1389 (93rd) — VEH CD-VET PLATE RENEWAL FEE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that there is no additional renewal fee for special plates issued to veterans or the spouses of veterans that do not require an additional renewal fee for a special fund other than the Secretary of State's Special License Plate Fund or the Road Fund.

## 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=09300HB1389&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2175&DocNum=1389&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1389eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2175&DocNum=1389&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1389enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2175&DocNum=1389&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kevin A. McCarthy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy `filing`
- **2003-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-11** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-20** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2003-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `amendment-passage`
- **2003-02-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2003-02-26** Fiscal Note Filed as amended
- **2003-02-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ralph C. Capparelli
- **2003-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2003-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2003-02-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2003-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2003-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2003-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Forby
- **2003-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2003-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2003-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2003-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2003-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2003-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2003-03-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-13** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 18, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2003-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2003-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2003-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randall M. Hultgren
- **2003-03-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
- **2003-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2003-04-03** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Postponed - Transportation
- **2003-04-30** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-10** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0140 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e5e2890-86d0-4023-9716-2cac49b3d0be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).