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Bill	VEH CD-SLOW MOVING EMBLEM FINE	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a slow-moving vehicle emblem may not be displayed in public view from a highway on an object other than an animal drawn vehicle, farm tractor, implement of husbandry and certain special mobile equipment. Provides that the fine for a first or subsequent offense of improperly displaying a slow-moving vehicle is $75 (instead of $25 for the first offense and $75 for a second or subsequent offense within one year of the first offense). Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 4598	Illinois HB 4598 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	38	3	2012-02-01	2012-08-15	openstates	ocd-bill/d7233383-f409-45c2-995a-63357b46de78	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4598&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64339&SessionID=84&GA=97	3d11a6413a794cfc19808a6ea250baf1f420c2add0326e1bc6e17358e6f501d7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4598 (97th) — VEH CD-SLOW MOVING EMBLEM FINE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a slow-moving vehicle emblem may not be displayed in public view from a highway on an object other than an animal drawn vehicle, farm tractor, implement of husbandry and certain special mobile equipment. Provides that the fine for a first or subsequent offense of improperly displaying a slow-moving vehicle is $75 (instead of $25 for the first offense and $75 for a second or subsequent offense within one year of the first offense). Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Concurrence — 109–6 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 106–10 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–1 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick J. Verschoore — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2012-02-01 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore filing
• 2012-02-01 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-02-01 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-07 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-21 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-02-22 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-02-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-02-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-02-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
• 2012-02-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-010-001 reading-3, passage
• 2012-02-29 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2012-02-29 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 1, 2012 reading-1
• 2012-03-08 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
• 2012-03-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-08 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-03-08 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2012-03-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2012-04-11 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2012-04-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler amendment-introduction
• 2012-04-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
• 2012-04-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2012-04-18 Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-04-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
• 2012-05-02 Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
• 2012-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-001 reading-3, passage
• 2012-05-15 Arrived in House introduction
• 2012-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2012-05-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
• 2012-05-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
• 2012-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 109-006-000
• 2012-05-28 Passed Both Houses
• 2012-06-26 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2012-08-15 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2012-08-15 Effective Date August 15, 2012
• 2012-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0958 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d7233383-f409-45c2-995a-63357b46de78. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).