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| Bill | VEH CD-GOLD STAR PLATES | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, upon proper application, the Secretary of State shall issue registration plates designated as Gold Star license plates to any Illinois resident who is the surviving widow, widower, parent, or sibling of a person who served in the Armed Forces and lost his or her life while in service whether in peacetime or war, and that the surviving widow or widower and each surviving parent and sibling shall be issued one set of registration plates (rather than providing that only one set of the plates may be issued for each Gold Star awarded). | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 167 | Illinois HB 167 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 63 | 2 | 2006-12-27 | 2007-08-10 | openstates | ocd-bill/4009b97e-b8d8-44cc-a0e5-2cfa547381d0 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=167&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=26789&SessionID=51&GA=95 | d8280f4867bd191d5dfd1f602135119485d3d9fdb93b84c91e18e67adb7542b6 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 167 (95th) — VEH CD-GOLD STAR PLATES
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, upon proper application, the Secretary of State shall issue registration plates designated as Gold Star license plates to any Illinois resident who is the surviving widow, widower, parent, or sibling of a person who served in the Armed Forces and lost his or her life while in service whether in peacetime or war, and that the surviving widow or widower and each surviving parent and sibling shall be issued one set of registration plates (rather than providing that only one set of the plates may be issued for each Gold Star awarded).
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 113–3 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Dale E. Risinger — cosponsor (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2006-12-27 Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
filing - 2007-01-19 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-01-19 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-01-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- 2007-01-31 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
referral-committee - 2007-02-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2007-02-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- 2007-02-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- 2007-02-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- 2007-02-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- 2007-02-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- 2007-02-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- 2007-02-07 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-02-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-02-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
- 2007-02-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- 2007-02-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
amendment-introduction - 2007-02-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-02-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- 2007-02-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- 2007-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- 2007-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- 2007-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- 2007-03-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2007-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- 2007-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- 2007-03-27 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-03-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- 2007-03-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- 2007-03-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-003-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-03-29 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2007-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-03-29 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- 2007-03-29 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-03-29 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-04-18 Assigned to Transportation
referral-committee - 2007-04-25 Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-04-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2007
- 2007-05-03 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-05-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
- 2007-05-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- 2007-05-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- 2007-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-15 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-05-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- 2007-06-13 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-08-10 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-08-10 Effective Date January 1, 2008
- 2007-08-10 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0034
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4009b97e-b8d8-44cc-a0e5-2cfa547381d0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).