republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/sb-1541.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-DISABLED PARKING"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a special parking decal or device for a person with disabilities may be used by the authorized holder, rather than the special parking decal or device being the property of the person with disabilities. Removes language concerning the revocation or suspension of a person's driving privileges and revocation of disability license plates or parking decals or devices for violation of provisions concerning the unauthorized use of parking places reserved for persons with disabilities because similar language appears elsewhere in those provisions. Provides that a police officer may seize the parking decal or device from any person who commits a violation of the unauthorized use of parking places reserved for persons with disabilities provision, may request that the Secretary of State revoke the parking decal or device or the disability license plate of any person who commits a violation of that provision, and may seize the disability license plate upon authorization from the Secretary of State."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1541"
citation: "Illinois SB 1541 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-18"
last_action: "2009-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9df8629-3d89-4b76-a063-f9024e1582e2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1541&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44087&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "87bfbd71a8122952c8eeed68b451423d4a8ccfcccccd56e3158a7d51ed78d328"
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 SB 1541 (96th) — VEH CD-DISABLED PARKING

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a special parking decal or device for a person with disabilities may be used by the authorized holder, rather than the special parking decal or device being the property of the person with disabilities. Removes language concerning the revocation or suspension of a person's driving privileges and revocation of disability license plates or parking decals or devices for violation of provisions concerning the unauthorized use of parking places reserved for persons with disabilities because similar language appears elsewhere in those provisions. Provides that a police officer may seize the parking decal or device from any person who commits a violation of the unauthorized use of parking places reserved for persons with disabilities provision, may request that the Secretary of State revoke the parking decal or device or the disability license plate of any person who commits a violation of that provision, and may seize the disability license plate upon authorization from the Secretary of State.

## 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=09600SB1541&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44087&DocNum=1541&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1541eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44087&DocNum=1541&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1541enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44087&DocNum=1541&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael Bond — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Bond `filing`
- **2009-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2009
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
- **2009-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-07-23** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0072 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9df8629-3d89-4b76-a063-f9024e1582e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).