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Bill	VEH CD-FIRE FIGHTER PLATES	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial license plates may be affixed to motorcycles.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	HB 5649	Illinois HB 5649 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	47	2	2016-02-09	2016-08-15	openstates	ocd-bill/8248ccaf-04aa-4c28-9eeb-05700ad35431	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5649&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95099&SessionID=88&GA=99	96caf7bf85b03ef6a6200770cb4d8595b8e40f7266a629088c74ea1d804e6d8c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5649 (99th) — VEH CD-FIRE FIGHTER PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial license plates may be affixed to motorcycles.

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 — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 49–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Thomas M. Bennett — primary (person)
• Wm. Sam McCann — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett filing
• 2016-02-10 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-02-10 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-23 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett amendment-introduction
• 2016-03-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-04-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
• 2016-04-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2016-04-05 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-04-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
• 2016-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
• 2016-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
• 2016-04-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
• 2016-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
• 2016-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
• 2016-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
• 2016-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
• 2016-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
• 2016-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
• 2016-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
• 2016-04-12 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-04-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-13 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-04-13 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
• 2016-04-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
• 2016-04-13 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
• 2016-04-13 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2016-04-13 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2016 reading-1
• 2016-04-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
• 2016-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
• 2016-04-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
• 2016-04-18 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-18 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-05-03 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2016-05-11 Do Pass Transportation; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
• 2016-05-17 Second Reading reading-2
• 2016-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
• 2016-05-27 Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2016
• 2016-05-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
• 2016-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2016-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2016-08-15 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2016-08-15 Effective Date January 1, 2017
• 2016-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0812 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8248ccaf-04aa-4c28-9eeb-05700ad35431. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).