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type: "Bill"
title: "GOLD STAR PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue Gold Star license plates to the surviving daughter or son of a Gold Star recipient."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5475"
citation: "Illinois HB 5475 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-13"
last_action: "2014-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/297c5b20-b452-4010-bd9c-2c02a4e65e39"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5475&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80415&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "1ce2f6ff8164b10121f8cf59f3b2f4f8f2d7c37c497258b76fad07dd3e7fd217"
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 5475 (98th) — GOLD STAR PLATES
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue Gold Star license plates to the surviving daughter or son of a Gold Star recipient.
## 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=09800HB5475&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80415&DocNum=5475&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5475eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80415&DocNum=5475&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5475enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80415&DocNum=5475&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1054** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- John M. Cabello — primary (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2014-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John M. Cabello `filing`
- **2014-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-13** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2014-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2014-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2014-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2014-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2014-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2014-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2014-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass Transportation; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2014
- **2014-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2014-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2014-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0869 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/297c5b20-b452-4010-bd9c-2c02a4e65e39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).