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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-DISABLED VET-SR CITIZEN"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2009 registration year, if a person eligible to receive one set of Disabled Veteran plates at no charge has claimed and received a grant under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, or has been approved for benefits under that Act, that person may purchase a second set of Disabled Veteran plates for $24, instead of the usual fee for license plates for a vehicle of the first division or a vehicle of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 2044"
citation: "Illinois HB 2044 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-26"
last_action: "2007-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60938e7a-243a-4dc4-826d-869726aca8b1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2044&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30891&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "f5e46a50d658df16c2ff66bf3ab0e10557c2a90c4ab5dbb054b40acfd6b30eed"
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 2044 (95th) — VEH CD-DISABLED VET-SR CITIZEN
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2009 registration year, if a person eligible to receive one set of Disabled Veteran plates at no charge has claimed and received a grant under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, or has been approved for benefits under that Act, that person may purchase a second set of Disabled Veteran plates for $24, instead of the usual fee for license plates for a vehicle of the first division or a vehicle of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
## 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=09500HB2044&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30891&DocNum=2044&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB2044eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30891&DocNum=2044&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB2044enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30891&DocNum=2044&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Lisa M. Dugan — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan `filing`
- **2007-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2007-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2007-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-04-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2007-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 2, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2007-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-03** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2007
- **2007-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2007-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0157 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60938e7a-243a-4dc4-826d-869726aca8b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).