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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-MILITARY PLATES-VANITY"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that certain special plates that may be issued only to military veterans or members of the United States Armed Forces may be issued as vanity or personalized plates. Provides that the special plates issued to Gold Star recipients also may be issued as vanity or personalized plates. Provides that these military and Gold Star special plates, as well as the military plates that currently are allowed to be issued as vanity or personalized plates, shall be issued as vanity or personalized plates for no additional charge."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 358"
citation: "Illinois HB 358 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-22"
last_action: "2007-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57b6bebb-719a-4f92-897f-7085855d82e4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=358&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27135&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "5a1fa749ec71e3c76084811f718f23cae87572a11336c0bf0b939d48b025decb"
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 358 (95th) — VEH CD-MILITARY PLATES-VANITY
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that certain special plates that may be issued only to military veterans or members of the United States Armed Forces may be issued as vanity or personalized plates. Provides that the special plates issued to Gold Star recipients also may be issued as vanity or personalized plates. Provides that these military and Gold Star special plates, as well as the military plates that currently are allowed to be issued as vanity or personalized plates, shall be issued as vanity or personalized plates for no additional charge.
## 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=09500HB0358&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27135&DocNum=358&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0358eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27135&DocNum=358&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0358enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27135&DocNum=358&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1142** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-01-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2007-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2007-02-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2007-02-22** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-27** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2007-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-03-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2007-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 13, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2007-03-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-13** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-25** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2007
- **2007-05-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2007
- **2007-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-23** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0353 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57b6bebb-719a-4f92-897f-7085855d82e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).