republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/101st/hb-2088.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-COLD WAR SPECIAL PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue Cold War license plates to Illinois residents that served in the United States Armed Forces between August 15, 1945 and January 1, 1992."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 2088"
citation: "Illinois HB 2088 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6439680e-834d-46d0-8701-de812be616b9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2088&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=117691&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "46bf13da4fe6ae36290045770b1208cfe818b189717711953f235efb60ab34ea"
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 2088 (101st) — VEH CD-COLD WAR SPECIAL PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue Cold War license plates to Illinois residents that served in the United States Armed Forces between August 15, 1945 and January 1, 1992.

## 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=10100HB2088&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=117691&DocNum=2088&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2088eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=117691&DocNum=2088&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2088enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=117691&DocNum=2088&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Brian W. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- Craig Wilcox — primary (person)
- Dan McConchie — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Swanson — primary (person)
- Dave Severin — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Jason A. Barickman — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)
- John Connor — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Schimpf — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Swanson `filing`
- **2019-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- **2019-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2019-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
- **2019-03-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 21, 2019 `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
- **2019-04-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
- **2019-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- **2019-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2019-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
- **2019-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
- **2019-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2019-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Brian W. Stewart
- **2019-05-10** Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019
- **2019-05-14** Re-assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Waive Posting Notice
- **2019-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2019-05-15** Do Pass Transportation; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2019
- **2019-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2019-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2019-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2019-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019
- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2019-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0245 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6439680e-834d-46d0-8701-de812be616b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).