republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/sb-2974.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-CERT OF TITLE & REG FEE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that certificates of title issued by the Secretary of State shall contain an expiration date of one calendar year after the end of the term of the lien and an identification number corresponding to the lienholder, to go along with the names and addresses of any lienholders. Provides that the corresponding identification number shall appear on the certificate of title in order for the Secretary to inform the lienholder that the Secretary has received a lien release for a particular motor vehicle. Provides that an expiration date of up to one calendar year after a perfected security interest in a motor vehicle expires shall be included on each certificate of title issued in which a lienholder has perfected a security interest in the motor vehicle. Provides that if the recorded lienholder has not reaffirmed the lien by applying for a corrected title with a new expiration date before the expiration date on the original certificate of title, then the owner of the motor vehicle may apply for a corrected certificate of title without the lienholder appearing on the certificate of title. Provides that beginning with the 2017 registration year, permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, for a one time fee of $8.00, to vehicles that do not require a school bus driver permit to operate, and are owned by a public school district from grades K-12 or a public community college. Provides that beginning with the 2017 registration year, permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, for a one time fee of $8.00, to vehicles of the first division or vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds that are owned by a medical facility or hospital of a municipality, county, or township. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 2974"
citation: "Illinois SB 2974 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-18"
last_action: "2016-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/833dd6c9-83a2-4f7d-9a20-3c8e21aac9af"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2974&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=96301&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "f2d7eb41daaf7d4e1fe4111d8a6193b70be4a06ae7b6c1ff22bad7243708c471"
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 SB 2974 (99th) — VEH CD-CERT OF TITLE & REG FEE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that certificates of title issued by the Secretary of State shall contain an expiration date of one calendar year after the end of the term of the lien and an identification number corresponding to the lienholder, to go along with the names and addresses of any lienholders. Provides that the corresponding identification number shall appear on the certificate of title in order for the Secretary to inform the lienholder that the Secretary has received a lien release for a particular motor vehicle. Provides that an expiration date of up to one calendar year after a perfected security interest in a motor vehicle expires shall be included on each certificate of title issued in which a lienholder has perfected a security interest in the motor vehicle. Provides that if the recorded lienholder has not reaffirmed the lien by applying for a corrected title with a new expiration date before the expiration date on the original certificate of title, then the owner of the motor vehicle may apply for a corrected certificate of title without the lienholder appearing on the certificate of title. Provides that beginning with the 2017 registration year, permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, for a one time fee of $8.00, to vehicles that do not require a school bus driver permit to operate, and are owned by a public school district from grades K-12 or a public community college. Provides that beginning with the 2017 registration year, permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, for a one time fee of $8.00, to vehicles of the first division or vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds that are owned by a medical facility or hospital of a municipality, county, or township. Effective immediately.

## 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=09900SB2974&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96301&DocNum=2974&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2974eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96301&DocNum=2974&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2974enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96301&DocNum=2974&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `filing`
- **2016-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-08** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2016-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016
- **2016-04-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 20, 2016
- **2016-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2016-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-02** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2016-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2016-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2016-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2016-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2016-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2016-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2016-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2016-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2016-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2016-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2016-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2016-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-29** Effective Date July 29, 2016
- **2016-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0707 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/833dd6c9-83a2-4f7d-9a20-3c8e21aac9af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).