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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-MEMORIAL PLATES:PARENTS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to the surviving spouse and parents (instead of surviving spouse, or, if no spouse exists, the parents) of a police officer or firefighter who has died in the line of duty. Effective January 1, 2013."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4982"
citation: "Illinois HB 4982 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-03"
last_action: "2012-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10347481-211a-4865-8426-148e2e89d4eb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4982&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64877&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "33eca7ffcff16fc5e8c8b6af2af90e8b4a4e6b9883c34a58964ed0fbc9b37ab2"
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 4982 (97th) — VEH CD-MEMORIAL PLATES:PARENTS
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to the surviving spouse and parents (instead of surviving spouse, or, if no spouse exists, the parents) of a police officer or firefighter who has died in the line of duty. Effective January 1, 2013.
## 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=09700HB4982&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64877&DocNum=4982&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4982eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64877&DocNum=4982&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4982enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64877&DocNum=4982&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1092** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **470** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Patrick J. Verschoore — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore `filing`
- **2012-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2012-02-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2012-02-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2012-02-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2012-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-02-17** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2012-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2012-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2012-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2012-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-05-01** Do Pass Transportation; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2012
- **2012-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2012
- **2012-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2012 `reading-3`
- **2012-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-13** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0947 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10347481-211a-4865-8426-148e2e89d4eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).