HB 4385 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

MILITARY PLATES-SECOND SET

Summary
Amends the Special Plates Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person eligible to receive certain military special plates is entitled to receive, upon application to the Secretary of State, a second set of the special plates under the same terms and conditions as the first set of special plates. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Apr 15, 2026 Signed Jul 24, 2026
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 1 edit · Jul 24, 2026
MINOR
The bill has been finalized for signature, moving from its 'Engrossed' stage to the 'Enrolled' stage. This change updates the document header to reflect that the legislation has passed both houses of the legislature and the governor has approved it, making it ready for official publication and implementation.
Scope change
No substantive changes to the bill's scope, eligibility criteria, funding, or requirements were made; the text remains identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL

The document title was updated from 'HB4385 Engrossed' to 'HB4385 Enrolled' to indicate the bill is in its final, approved form.

Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2026 · House Apr 14, 2026

How they voted

560
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 58
May 20, 2026
D Democratic39
37 Yea 2
94% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
49
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
5
Jul 24, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
upper
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Transportation; 019-000-000
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Transportation
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 010-000-000
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin Schmidt
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin Schmidt
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors