republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/hb-5651.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-REG EXPIRATION-BIRTHDAY"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the owner of a registered vehicle to select his or her birthday as the vehicle's registration expiration date, subject to prorated fee amounts and any other rules the Secretary of State deems necessary."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 5651"
citation: "Illinois HB 5651 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-09"
last_action: "2016-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c228280-97ef-4990-bded-4ed7441b579b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5651&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95100&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "f90e9e5607b414858f0dd1ceccf39351d1466ddbe3e152b390ebc8f710385ec2"
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 5651 (99th) — VEH CD-REG EXPIRATION-BIRTHDAY

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the owner of a registered vehicle to select his or her birthday as the vehicle's registration expiration date, subject to prorated fee amounts and any other rules the Secretary of State deems necessary.

## 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=09900HB5651&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95100&DocNum=5651&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5651eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95100&DocNum=5651&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5651enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95100&DocNum=5651&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Thomas M. Bennett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett `filing`
- **2016-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2016-04-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2016-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2016-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-04-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2016-04-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2016-04-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
- **2016-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
- **2016-04-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2016-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- **2016-05-03** Do Pass Transportation; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2016
- **2016-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2016
- **2016-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0644 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c228280-97ef-4990-bded-4ed7441b579b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).