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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-EMS CHIEF PLATES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) chief. Provides that the fee for the plates shall be the same as the fee prescribed for standard plates for first division vehicles. Provides for the issuance of permanent license plates for EMS vehicles owned by a municipality or fire protection district. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicles with emergency flashing lights if EMS chief special registration plates are affixed to the vehicle. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicle with sirens."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "HB 2359"
citation: "Illinois HB 2359 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Neil Anderson", "Travis Weaver"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9418770b-7443-4d2b-ae81-815f6ab57620"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2359&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=160072&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "35eb58b3b5107c3e5fbe2fa40b1af183183a16092a21ecff88da9a718d69d5df"
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 2359 (104th) — VEH CD-EMS CHIEF PLATES
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) chief. Provides that the fee for the plates shall be the same as the fee prescribed for standard plates for first division vehicles. Provides for the issuance of permanent license plates for EMS vehicles owned by a municipality or fire protection district. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicles with emergency flashing lights if EMS chief special registration plates are affixed to the vehicle. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicle with sirens.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2359.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2359eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2359ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2359enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Transportation — **180** (pass) · upper
- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — **120** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Neil Anderson — primary (person)
- Travis Weaver — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Travis Weaver `filing`
- **2025-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-02-25** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Travis Weaver `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
- **2025-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-19** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-04-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2025-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-14** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-23** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Do Pass Transportation; 018-000-000
- **2025-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025
- **2025-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2026
- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0213 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9418770b-7443-4d2b-ae81-815f6ab57620`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).