republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-4778.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-MILITARY PLATES-NO FEE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Deletes language requiring the payment of fees, in addition to the to the applicable registration fee, for Korean War Veteran, U.S. Veteran, Vietnam Veteran, World War II Veteran, Army Combat Veteran, and U.S. Army Veteran special license plates. Effective January 1, 2011."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4778"
citation: "Illinois HB 4778 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-01-12"
last_action: "2010-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b02426f0-3797-4dcf-a724-748cd4e1a5e6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4778&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=49165&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "2bfc51de5b00157db17389ca8ddfa8c45da20af27c902a681b4b589b64d17d97"
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 4778 (96th) — VEH CD-MILITARY PLATES-NO FEE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Deletes language requiring the payment of fees, in addition to the to the applicable registration fee, for Korean War Veteran, U.S. Veteran, Vietnam Veteran, World War II Veteran, Army Combat Veteran, and U.S. Army Veteran special license plates. Effective January 1, 2011.

## 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=09600HB4778&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49165&DocNum=4778&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4778eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49165&DocNum=4778&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4778enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49165&DocNum=4778&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-01-12** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2010-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-23** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2010-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2010-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2010-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2010-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-003-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2010-03-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 12, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2010-03-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass Transportation; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- **2010-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1) - Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2010
- **2010-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2010-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-30** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1409 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b02426f0-3797-4dcf-a724-748cd4e1a5e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).