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Bill	VEH CD-PERSONS DISABILITIES	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor with a $2,500 fine to use a disability license plate or parking decal or device to exercise privileges granted through the use of those items while the person to whom the disability license plate or parking decal or device was originally issued is deceased, and that a person who violates the new provisions or a similar local ordinance shall have his or her parking privileges revoked by the Secretary of State. Provides that a person who commits a first violation of provisions prohibiting the use of a disability license plate or parking decal or device by a person who is not the authorized holder or is not transporting the authorized holder to or from the parking location shall be fined $500 and have his or her driving privileges suspended. Provides that a person who commits a second or subsequent violation is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, shall be fined $2,500, and shall have his or her driving privileges revoked. Provides that the Secretary of State shall suspend the driving privileges of a person who violates a similar provision of a local ordinance concerning fictitious or unlawfully altered disability license plates or parking decals or devices or concerning fraudulent disability license plates or parking decals or devices.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 5056	Illinois HB 5056 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	32	2	2012-02-07	2012-07-23	openstates	ocd-bill/5d9bdc90-99f0-4c29-add2-ec99012fee1b	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5056&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65054&SessionID=84&GA=97	3b640d7780f76d49e5465b337610497589f04ef28d173b75c40c341e0a656604	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5056 (97th) — VEH CD-PERSONS DISABILITIES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor with a $2,500 fine to use a disability license plate or parking decal or device to exercise privileges granted through the use of those items while the person to whom the disability license plate or parking decal or device was originally issued is deceased, and that a person who violates the new provisions or a similar local ordinance shall have his or her parking privileges revoked by the Secretary of State. Provides that a person who commits a first violation of provisions prohibiting the use of a disability license plate or parking decal or device by a person who is not the authorized holder or is not transporting the authorized holder to or from the parking location shall be fined $500 and have his or her driving privileges suspended. Provides that a person who commits a second or subsequent violation is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, shall be fined $2,500, and shall have his or her driving privileges revoked. Provides that the Secretary of State shall suspend the driving privileges of a person who violates a similar provision of a local ordinance concerning fictitious or unlawfully altered disability license plates or parking decals or devices or concerning fraudulent disability license plates or parking decals or devices.

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

• Third Reading — 53–1 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 89–16 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Darin M. LaHood — cosponsor (person)
• John D'Amico — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2012-02-07 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico filing
• 2012-02-07 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-02-07 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
• 2012-02-17 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-29 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 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
• 2012-03-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
• 2012-03-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-016-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-03-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
• 2012-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
• 2012-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
• 2012-03-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2012-03-21 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2012-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 22, 2012 reading-1
• 2012-03-21 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2012-03-22 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-22 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-03-26 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
• 2012-04-11 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2012-04-18 Do Pass 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
• 2012-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 053-001-001 reading-3, passage
• 2012-05-17 Passed Both Houses
• 2012-06-15 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2012-07-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2012-07-23 Effective Date January 1, 2013
• 2012-07-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0844 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5d9bdc90-99f0-4c29-add2-ec99012fee1b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).