republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-5400.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-FFA LICENSE PLATE DECAL"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Future Farmers of America license plate decals by the Department of Agriculture. Creates the Future Farmers of America Fund. Provides that all money in the Future Farmers of America Fund shall be paid as grants to the Illinois Association of Future Farmers of America. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 5400"
citation: "Illinois HB 5400 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Norine K. Hammond", "Patrick J. Joyce"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-28"
last_action: "2022-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27c81824-b7bb-4ab1-836c-f8e23d3b7163"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5400&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=139920&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "193c6b4270cb76faa1e601dea296cd47624c0ce3ce98ba9122dffdd736088a35"
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 5400 (102nd) — VEH CD-FFA LICENSE PLATE DECAL

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Future Farmers of America license plate decals by the Department of Agriculture. Creates the Future Farmers of America Fund. Provides that all money in the Future Farmers of America Fund shall be paid as grants to the Illinois Association of Future Farmers of America. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5400.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5400eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB5400enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **104–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Norine K. Hammond — primary (person)
- Patrick J. Joyce — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Brian W. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- Darren Bailey — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
- Michael T. Marron — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond `filing`
- **2022-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2022-02-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael T. Marron
- **2022-02-15** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2022-02-17** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-02-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2022-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2022-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2022-03-02** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 104-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 8, 2022 `reading-1`
- **2022-03-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
- **2022-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
- **2022-03-23** Do Pass Transportation; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
- **2022-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2022
- **2022-03-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2022-03-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2022-03-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2022-03-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2022-03-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2022-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-03-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Brian W. Stewart
- **2022-03-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Darren Bailey
- **2022-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-13** Effective Date January 1, 2023
- **2022-05-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0809 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27c81824-b7bb-4ab1-836c-f8e23d3b7163`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).