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| Bill | VEH CD-DISABLED VET PLATES | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Deletes provisions requiring a 100% disability and eligibility for the purchase of a vehicle by the federal government as conditions for eligibility for disabled veterans' registration plates. Replaces the deleted provisions with provisions requiring that the veteran hold proof of a service-connected disability from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and that a licensed physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse has certified that the veteran qualifies for issuance of registration plates or decals to a person with disabilities. Repeals a provision that authorized the issuance of handicapped veterans' registration plates to disabled veterans who have less than 100% disability and are eligible for the purchase of a vehicle by the federal government. Deletes cross-references to the repealed provision. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 52 | Illinois HB 52 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 50 | 2 | 2009-01-07 | 2009-07-27 | openstates | ocd-bill/d0432d5b-4020-4f05-aefc-d937d0c19d63 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=52&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40023&SessionID=76&GA=96 | b8345688205e79034cad3c1fe456481eefed3d6a3be77704002590c9d9e736fb | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 52 (96th) — VEH CD-DISABLED VET PLATES
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Deletes provisions requiring a 100% disability and eligibility for the purchase of a vehicle by the federal government as conditions for eligibility for disabled veterans' registration plates. Replaces the deleted provisions with provisions requiring that the veteran hold proof of a service-connected disability from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and that a licensed physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse has certified that the veteran qualifies for issuance of registration plates or decals to a person with disabilities. Repeals a provision that authorized the issuance of handicapped veterans' registration plates to disabled veterans who have less than 100% disability and are eligible for the purchase of a vehicle by the federal government. Deletes cross-references to the repealed provision.
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 — 113–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Timothy L. Schmitz — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-01-07 Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
filing - 2009-01-07 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- 2009-01-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-01-14 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-04 Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-10 Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-02-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- 2009-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2009-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- 2009-02-11 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-02-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-02-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2009-02-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- 2009-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- 2009-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- 2009-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- 2009-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2009-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
- 2009-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- 2009-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- 2009-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- 2009-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- 2009-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- 2009-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- 2009-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- 2009-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- 2009-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- 2009-02-19 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-02-20 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-02-20 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 25, 2009
reading-1 - 2009-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2009-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- 2009-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- 2009-03-11 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- 2009-03-11 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-11 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Assigned to Transportation
referral-committee - 2009-05-04 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- 2009-05-06 Do Pass Transportation; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
- 2009-05-07 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- 2009-05-19 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-19 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-17 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-07-27 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-07-27 Effective Date January 1, 2010
- 2009-07-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0079
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d0432d5b-4020-4f05-aefc-d937d0c19d63. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).