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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-IRAQ&AFGHANISTAN PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Iraq Campaign and Afghanistan Campaign license plates, respectively, to persons who have earned the Iraq Campaign Medal or the Afghanistan Campaign Medal from the U.S. Armed Forces. Provides that the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $15 for original issuance of the plates, to be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 161"
citation: "Illinois HB 161 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-12-27"
last_action: "2007-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/431c1100-161a-4e27-9842-e9722a6e4e04"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=161&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=26783&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "3104d8f3c0f782730e9a77402c42d794ddbfa85a0a222937e18ce1352d9f1a97"
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 161 (95th) — VEH CD-IRAQ&AFGHANISTAN PLATES
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Iraq Campaign and Afghanistan Campaign license plates, respectively, to persons who have earned the Iraq Campaign Medal or the Afghanistan Campaign Medal from the U.S. Armed Forces. Provides that the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $15 for original issuance of the plates, to be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Effective immediately.
## 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=09500HB0161&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26783&DocNum=161&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0161eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26783&DocNum=161&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0161enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26783&DocNum=161&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **521** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1133** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kurt M. Granberg — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2006-12-27** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Kurt M. Granberg `filing`
- **2007-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2007-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2007-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2007-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2007-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2007-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2007-04-17** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2007-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2007-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-05-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2007
- **2007-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0190 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/431c1100-161a-4e27-9842-e9722a6e4e04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).