republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-6908.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-POLICE MEMORIAL PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Provides for the issuance of Chicago Police Memorial Foundation license plates to applicants who meet specified criteria. Provides that, in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the plates shall be charged a fee of $25 at original issuance and at renewal. Provides that $10 of the additional original issuance fee and $23 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Fund, a new special fund in the State treasury. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that the moneys in the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Fund shall be paid as grants to the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation for specified purposes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 6908"
citation: "Illinois HB 6908 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-09-08"
last_action: "2011-03-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/014b920d-4102-4046-b130-1945ecb1e79d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6908&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=53897&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "d273d02206bef7f414cfb67705a914fdb5f61a31102c6b07ba9e0d2192532405"
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 6908 (96th) — VEH CD-POLICE MEMORIAL PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Provides for the issuance of Chicago Police Memorial Foundation license plates to applicants who meet specified criteria. Provides that, in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the plates shall be charged a fee of $25 at original issuance and at renewal. Provides that $10 of the additional original issuance fee and $23 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Fund, a new special fund in the State treasury. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that the moneys in the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Fund shall be paid as grants to the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation for specified purposes. Effective immediately.

## 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=09600HB6908&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=53897&DocNum=6908&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6908eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=53897&DocNum=6908&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6908enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=53897&DocNum=6908&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **100–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Madigan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-09-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2010-11-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-11-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-11-10** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 11, 2011
- **2010-11-10** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-11-16** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 015-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-11-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-11-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2010-11-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-11-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-11-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-010-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-11-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2010-11-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2010-11-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2010-11-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-11-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading November 30, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-11-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2010-12-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-12-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-12-29** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2011-01-03** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As January 11, 2011
- **2011-01-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2011-01-04** Do Pass Transportation; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-01-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading January 4, 2011
- **2011-01-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-01-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 5, 2011
- **2011-01-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2011-01-11** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-01-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-01-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-03-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-03-10** Effective Date March 10, 2011
- **2011-03-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1547 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/014b920d-4102-4046-b130-1945ecb1e79d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).