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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-DISABLED VET PLATES"
description: "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 Deletes cross-references to the repealed provision."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 52"
citation: "Illinois HB 52 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-01-07"
last_action: "2009-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0432d5b-4020-4f05-aefc-d937d0c19d63"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=52&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40023&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "b8345688205e79034cad3c1fe456481eefed3d6a3be77704002590c9d9e736fb"
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 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.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0052&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40023&DocNum=52&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0052eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40023&DocNum=52&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0052enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40023&DocNum=52&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1130** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0432d5b-4020-4f05-aefc-d937d0c19d63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).