republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/95th/hb-293.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-TITLE-PLATES-REGISTER"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may (rather than shall) compile a list of all registered vehicles. Deletes language requiring publication of the list at least annually. Provides that the list may (rather than shall) contain the names and addresses of registered owners and a brief description of each vehicle. Provides that a vanity or personal plate may be affixed to a trailer weighing 8,000 pounds or less paying the flat weight tax. Makes corresponding changes. Provides that the Secretary of State may stagger the registration dates of all vehicles (as well as those for which multi year plates are issued). Provides that the Secretary also may change the annual expiration date of registration. Provides that, to facilitate the staggering of registration dates, the Secretary may prorate all required registration fees, rounded to the nearest dollar (rather than only the fees of vehicles for which multi-year plates are issued), for a period of not longer than 18 (rather than 15) months. Provides that, for a charge of $15, the Secretary of State shall issue a special corrected certificate of title (i) to remove a co-owner's name due to the death of the co-owner or due to a divorce or (ii) to change a co-owner's name due to a marriage. Provides that the Secretary may revoke a certificate of title and registration card and issue a corrected certificate of title and registration card, at no fee to the vehicle owner or lienholder, if there is proof that the vehicle identification number is erroneously shown on the original certificate of title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 293"
citation: "Illinois HB 293 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-16"
last_action: "2007-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c4bba4a-231a-4733-aed5-141f6078b501"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=293&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27041&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "c274cfd12db6fc8479a1caf4b380a0131e7876ddeef7a8526bbff2b6ce5bbc0c"
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 293 (95th) — VEH CD-TITLE-PLATES-REGISTER

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may (rather than shall) compile a list of all registered vehicles. Deletes language requiring publication of the list at least annually. Provides that the list may (rather than shall) contain the names and addresses of registered owners and a brief description of each vehicle. Provides that a vanity or personal plate may be affixed to a trailer weighing 8,000 pounds or less paying the flat weight tax. Makes corresponding changes. Provides that the Secretary of State may stagger the registration dates of all vehicles (as well as those for which multi year plates are issued). Provides that the Secretary also may change the annual expiration date of registration. Provides that, to facilitate the staggering of registration dates, the Secretary may prorate all required registration fees, rounded to the nearest dollar (rather than only the fees of vehicles for which multi-year plates are issued), for a period of not longer than 18 (rather than 15) months. Provides that, for a charge of $15, the Secretary of State shall issue a special corrected certificate of title (i) to remove a co-owner's name due to the death of the co-owner or due to a divorce or (ii) to change a co-owner's name due to a marriage. Provides that the Secretary may revoke a certificate of title and registration card and issue a corrected certificate of title and registration card, at no fee to the vehicle owner or lienholder, if there is proof that the vehicle identification number is erroneously shown on the original certificate of title.

## 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=09500HB0293&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27041&DocNum=293&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0293eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27041&DocNum=293&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0293enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27041&DocNum=293&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lou Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-01-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `filing`
- **2007-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-28** Re-assigned to Drivers Education & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Drivers Education & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-15** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2007-03-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 21, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2007-03-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-25** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0287 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c4bba4a-231a-4733-aed5-141f6078b501`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).