republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/sb-2798.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-SHARE THE ROAD PLATES"
description: "Amends the State Finance Act to create the Share the Road Fund. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Share the Road license plates. Provides that in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a fee of $22 at original issuance and at renewal. Provides that $17 of the additional original issuance fee and $20 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Share the Road Fund. Provides that $5 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, subject to appropriation, the moneys in the Share the Road Fund shall be paid as grants to the League of Illinois Bicyclists for educational programs instructing bicyclists and motorists on how to legally and more safely share the roadways."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2798"
citation: "Illinois SB 2798 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-01-28"
last_action: "2010-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/415d1b46-a46d-4446-90b6-1f7a35f0b25d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2798&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=49795&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "ea22285bcb491f925ff76c5fb7edaaeedadb0246596fe774c1bbc24a89474c80"
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 2798 (96th) — VEH CD-SHARE THE ROAD PLATES

Amends the State Finance Act to create the Share the Road Fund. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Share the Road license plates. Provides that in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a fee of $22 at original issuance and at renewal. Provides that $17 of the additional original issuance fee and $20 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Share the Road Fund. Provides that $5 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, subject to appropriation, the moneys in the Share the Road Fund shall be paid as grants to the League of Illinois Bicyclists for educational programs instructing bicyclists and motorists on how to legally and more safely share the roadways.

## 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=09600SB2798&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49795&DocNum=2798&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2798eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49795&DocNum=2798&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2798enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49795&DocNum=2798&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **32–7** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **105–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Betsy Hannig — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Bond — primary (person)
- Ronald A. Wait — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Bond `filing`
- **2010-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2010-02-05** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2010-02-10** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass Transportation; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2010
- **2010-03-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2010
- **2010-03-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-03-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2010-03-15** Third Reading - Passed; 032-007-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2010-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-08** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Betsy Hannig
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2010-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-008-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-06** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1006 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/415d1b46-a46d-4446-90b6-1f7a35f0b25d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).