republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/sb-2568.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-RETIRED MILITARY PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a charitable organization deemed eligible by the Secretary of State shall design decals to be affixed on plates issued to retired members of the United States Armed Forces. Provides that the decals shall designate the applicant's branch of service, theater of action, or both. Provides that the Secretary may prescribe rules governing the requirements and approval of charitable decals. Provides that the charitable organization authorized to design decals may establish a fee for the purchase of charitable decals and shall report by July 31 of each year to the Secretary of State Vehicle Services Department the sticker fee, the number of charitable decals sold, the total revenue received from the sale of charitable decals during the previous fiscal year, and any other information deemed necessary by the Secretary of State."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2568"
citation: "Illinois SB 2568 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-01-11"
last_action: "2012-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/273cd6e7-2112-47ef-9402-f1812fdea09b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2568&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=62830&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "cbc74dc45e576819e9998277e5b3f1ecb7f58a43fac008c15e6e547fa752c0a1"
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 SB 2568 (97th) — VEH CD-RETIRED MILITARY PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a charitable organization deemed eligible by the Secretary of State shall design decals to be affixed on plates issued to retired members of the United States Armed Forces. Provides that the decals shall designate the applicant's branch of service, theater of action, or both. Provides that the Secretary may prescribe rules governing the requirements and approval of charitable decals. Provides that the charitable organization authorized to design decals may establish a fee for the purchase of charitable decals and shall report by July 31 of each year to the Secretary of State Vehicle Services Department the sticker fee, the number of charitable decals sold, the total revenue received from the sale of charitable decals during the previous fiscal year, and any other information deemed necessary by the Secretary of State.

## 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=09700SB2568&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=62830&DocNum=2568&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2568eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=62830&DocNum=2568&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2568enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=62830&DocNum=2568&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)
- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-01-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2012-01-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-01-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-24** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 8, 2012
- **2012-02-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 9, 2012
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 046-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2012-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Charles W. Krezwick
- **2012-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2012-05-02** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2012-05-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0940 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/273cd6e7-2112-47ef-9402-f1812fdea09b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).