republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/95th/hb-5607.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-POLICE ASSOCIATN PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Illinois Police Association license plates. Provides that in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a fee of $25 at original issuance and at renewal. Provides that $10 of the additional original issuance fee and $23 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Illinois Police Association Fund. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the moneys in the Illinois Police Association Fund shall be paid as death benefits for the families of police officers killed in the line of duty, and for providing scholarships, for graduate study, undergraduate study, or both, to children and spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Police Association Fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 5607"
citation: "Illinois HB 5607 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df725250-92ae-472f-bb89-a4280e0585ca"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5607&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=36996&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "0f650bdaef350973ddea976f93de10c5513e0a05d1c69cabb947c641b90ffdc6"
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 5607 (95th) — VEH CD-POLICE ASSOCIATN PLATES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Illinois Police Association license plates. Provides that in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a fee of $25 at original issuance and at renewal. Provides that $10 of the additional original issuance fee and $23 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Illinois Police Association Fund. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the moneys in the Illinois Police Association Fund shall be paid as death benefits for the families of police officers killed in the line of duty, and for providing scholarships, for graduate study, undergraduate study, or both, to children and spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Police Association Fund.

## 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=09500HB5607&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36996&DocNum=5607&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5607eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36996&DocNum=5607&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5607enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36996&DocNum=5607&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–3** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-26** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2008-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2008-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2008-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2008-04-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2008-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-10** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-30** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 053-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0795 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df725250-92ae-472f-bb89-a4280e0585ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).