VEH CDGOLD STAR PLATE FEE
Summary
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no registration fee for a Gold Star license plate shall be required from a child (in addition to a surviving widow, widower, or parent) of a person who served in the Armed Forces of the United States and lost his or her life while serving on active duty (instead of "while in service while in wartime"). House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall issue Gold Star license plates to any Illinois resident who is a surviving widow, widower, parent, child, stepchild, child through adoption, brother, half-brother, sister, or half-sister (rather than only a surviving widow, sibling, daughter, son, or parent) of a person who served in the Armed Forces of the United States and lost his or her life while serving in peacetime or war. Provides that no registration fee for a Gold Star license plate shall be required from children of persons who served in the Armed Forces of the United States and who lost their lives while serving during time-specified armed hostilities, military operations, and terrorist attacks (instead of "while in service while in wartime").
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Mar 4, 2022
Signed May 13, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2022 · House Mar 3, 2022
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 46
Mar 31, 2022
D
Democratic29
89% Yea
R
Republican17
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
70
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Amendments
4
May 13, 2022
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
Mar 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Mar 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Transportation; 017-000-000
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Transportation
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Amended
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 33 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Laura Ellman
DDemocratic
P
Stephanie Kifowit
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Niemerg
RRepublican
Co
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Brian W. Stewart
RRepublican
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Caulkins
RRepublican
Co
Dan Swanson
RRepublican
Co
Dave Severin
RRepublican
Co
Dave Syverson
RRepublican
Co
David Friess
RRepublican
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