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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-DISABILITIES-PARKING"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes language requiring that the local police of a municipal authority issue a parking ticket to a person who violates provisions concerning parking places reserved for persons with disabilities. Provides for the issuance of free parking stickers to certain persons with disabilities. Provides that to be eligible for a free parking sticker, a person with disabilities must present a certification from a physician that the person meets certain physical requirements. Increases the fine from $250 to $300 for parking in a spot reserved for persons with disabilities without authorization. Increases the fine from $500 to $600 for improperly using a disability license plate, decal, or device to park in a parking place reserved for a person with disabilities. Increases the fines for a violation of the Section concerning fictitious or unlawfully altered disability license plates or parking decals or devices from $500 to $1,000 for a first offense and from $1,000 to $2,000 for a second or subsequent offense. Provides that a physician who violates the Section concerning parking in a place reserved for a person with disabilities shall be fined an amount equal to double the amount of any applicable penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5624"
citation: "Illinois HB 5624 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 70
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-15"
last_action: "2012-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09b83984-4d57-48ae-bae9-0148f8d16676"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5624&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66092&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "0ecefa3570e462e7848b4ef665a66eda3f6d109dcf716453d1834cc3dbaff47d"
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 5624 (97th) — VEH CD-DISABILITIES-PARKING
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes language requiring that the local police of a municipal authority issue a parking ticket to a person who violates provisions concerning parking places reserved for persons with disabilities. Provides for the issuance of free parking stickers to certain persons with disabilities. Provides that to be eligible for a free parking sticker, a person with disabilities must present a certification from a physician that the person meets certain physical requirements. Increases the fine from $250 to $300 for parking in a spot reserved for persons with disabilities without authorization. Increases the fine from $500 to $600 for improperly using a disability license plate, decal, or device to park in a parking place reserved for a person with disabilities. Increases the fines for a violation of the Section concerning fictitious or unlawfully altered disability license plates or parking decals or devices from $500 to $1,000 for a first offense and from $1,000 to $2,000 for a second or subsequent offense. Provides that a physician who violates the Section concerning parking in a place reserved for a person with disabilities shall be fined an amount equal to double the amount of any applicable penalty.
## 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=09700HB5624&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66092&DocNum=5624&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5624eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66092&DocNum=5624&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5624enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66092&DocNum=5624&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Karen May — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen May `filing`
- **2012-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-21** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2012-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2012-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2012-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2012-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2012-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2012-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2012-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2012-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2012-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles W. Krezwick
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2012-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2012-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly du Buclet
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Postponed - Transportation
- **2012-04-25** Postponed - Transportation
- **2012-05-01** Do Pass Transportation; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2012-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** 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 . . . . . . . . . 97-0845 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09b83984-4d57-48ae-bae9-0148f8d16676`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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