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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-IMPROPER APPLICATION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that, except in cases relating to anti-theft laws and abandoned vehicles, any person who knowingly provides false information to the Secretary of State on an application for vehicle title or registration is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $500. Provides that a person who commits the offense for purposes of obtaining or renewing a special license plate designating military decorations, military service, or status as a military veteran is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $1,000, to be deposited into the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 362"
citation: "Illinois HB 362 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-23"
last_action: "2007-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b36202cd-ec75-437a-8d4a-341b732dff4c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=362&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27142&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "ef1e84ee7c43b88d4754a51ed8344183914a36713e9b84b338bf4d0a9ed1865d"
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 362 (95th) — VEH CD-IMPROPER APPLICATION
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that, except in cases relating to anti-theft laws and abandoned vehicles, any person who knowingly provides false information to the Secretary of State on an application for vehicle title or registration is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $500. Provides that a person who commits the offense for purposes of obtaining or renewing a special license plate designating military decorations, military service, or status as a military veteran is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $1,000, to be deposited into the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund.
## 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=09500HB0362&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27142&DocNum=362&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0362eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27142&DocNum=362&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0362enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27142&DocNum=362&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Charles E. Jefferson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-01-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles E. Jefferson `filing`
- **2007-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2007-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2007-02-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2007-02-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2007-02-28** Re-assigned to Veterans Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Veterans Affairs Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Veterans Affairs Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Veterans Affairs Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2007-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-25** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** Postponed - Transportation
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2007
- **2007-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `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 . . . . . . . . . 95-0291 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b36202cd-ec75-437a-8d4a-341b732dff4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).