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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-DISABILITIES AWARENESS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to allow for the issuance of developmental disabilities awareness decals for Universal special license plates by the Department of Human Services. Provides fees for the decals. Creates the Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that money in the Fund shall be paid as grants to the Illinois Department of Human Services to fund legal aid groups to assist with guardianship fees for private citizens willing to become guardians for individuals with developmental disabilities but who are unable to pay the legal fees associated with becoming a guardian. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act. Effective January 1, 2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 3437"
citation: "Illinois HB 3437 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ffc89b9f-f666-44bf-bb83-12047f866dc6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3437&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=120042&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "e6cd5b913b8b9903176818319e61cb9cc251589a410a9db808866a6b94f76222"
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 3437 (101st) — VEH CD-DISABILITIES AWARENESS
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to allow for the issuance of developmental disabilities awareness decals for Universal special license plates by the Department of Human Services. Provides fees for the decals. Creates the Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that money in the Fund shall be paid as grants to the Illinois Department of Human Services to fund legal aid groups to assist with guardianship fees for private citizens willing to become guardians for individuals with developmental disabilities but who are unable to pay the legal fees associated with becoming a guardian. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act. Effective January 1, 2020.
## 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=10100HB3437&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120042&DocNum=3437&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3437eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120042&DocNum=3437&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3437enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120042&DocNum=3437&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)
- Kambium Buckner — primary (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kambium Buckner `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2019-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2019-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2019-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- **2019-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-13** 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
- **2019-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2019-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2019-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
- **2019-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2019
- **2019-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-14** 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 . . . . . . . . . 101-0282 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ffc89b9f-f666-44bf-bb83-12047f866dc6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).