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Bill	VEH CD-BRONZE&SILVER STAR PLT	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that qualified applicants pay no additional original issuance fee for Bronze Star and Silver Star special license plates.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	HB 4489	Illinois HB 4489 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	45	3	2004-02-03	2004-08-13	openstates	ocd-bill/ff028527-25bf-48c2-957d-3b773a01d200	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4489&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=8925&SessionID=3&GA=93	3b05074dd24c213a8022b86764717644cd69d9bc625bd3cb1fe699ea5e036fee	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4489 (93rd) — VEH CD-BRONZE&SILVER STAR PLT

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that qualified applicants pay no additional original issuance fee for Bronze Star and Silver Star special license plates.

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 — 115–1 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 116–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Carole Pankau — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2004-02-03 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carole Pankau filing
• 2004-02-03 First Reading reading-1
• 2004-02-03 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2004-02-20 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2004-03-04 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2004-03-04 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2004-03-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2004-03-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
• 2004-03-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
• 2004-03-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
• 2004-03-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
• 2004-03-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2004-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2004-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
• 2004-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2004-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
• 2004-03-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000 reading-3, passage
• 2004-03-25 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2004-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2004 reading-1
• 2004-03-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ray Soden
• 2004-03-25 First Reading reading-1
• 2004-03-25 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2004-03-25 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2004-04-21 Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2004-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2004
• 2004-04-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard amendment-introduction
• 2004-04-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2004-05-04 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
• 2004-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Transportation; 008-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2004-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
• 2004-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Dillard amendment-passage
• 2004-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2004
• 2004-05-13 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2004-05-14 Arrived in House introduction
• 2004-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2004-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Carole Pankau
• 2004-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2004-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government Administration Committee referral-committee
• 2004-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000
• 2004-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-001
• 2004-05-19 Passed Both Houses
• 2004-06-17 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2004-08-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2004-08-13 Effective Date January 1, 2005
• 2004-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0937 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ff028527-25bf-48c2-957d-3b773a01d200. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).