republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-173.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-U.S. AIR FORCE PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Provides for the issuance of U.S. Air Force license plates to Illinois residents who meet eligibility requirements to be prescribed by the Secretary of State. Provides that an applicant shall be charged an additional fee of $20 at original issuance and renewal. 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 $5 of the original issuance fee and $18 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Octave Chanute Aerospace Heritage Fund. Creates the Octave Chanute Aerospace Heritage Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that money in the Octave Chanute Aerospace Heritage Fund shall be paid as grants to the Octave Chanute Aerospace Heritage Foundation of Illinois for operational and program expenses of the Chanute Air Museum. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 173"
citation: "Illinois HB 173 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-01-13"
last_action: "2011-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba40bfd3-498a-4e35-9f93-61c9d48accbe"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=173&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54747&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "11c81862f26244d8bb9f32b54a1f7a5083e19dacdb7ecfbb2d1319de93893b0d"
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 173 (97th) — VEH CD-U.S. AIR FORCE PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Provides for the issuance of U.S. Air Force license plates to Illinois residents who meet eligibility requirements to be prescribed by the Secretary of State. Provides that an applicant shall be charged an additional fee of $20 at original issuance and renewal. 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 $5 of the original issuance fee and $18 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Octave Chanute Aerospace Heritage Fund. Creates the Octave Chanute Aerospace Heritage Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that money in the Octave Chanute Aerospace Heritage Fund shall be paid as grants to the Octave Chanute Aerospace Heritage Foundation of Illinois for operational and program expenses of the Chanute Air Museum. 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=09700HB0173&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54747&DocNum=173&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0173eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54747&DocNum=173&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0173enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54747&DocNum=173&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–5** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael W. Tryon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-01-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon `filing`
- **2011-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-08** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-16** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-02-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2011-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2011-03-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne Rosenthal
- **2011-03-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 3, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-03-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Shane Cultra
- **2011-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-10** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 053-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2011
- **2011-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0243 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba40bfd3-498a-4e35-9f93-61c9d48accbe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).