Bill Text: IL HB2531 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any municipality with under 15,000 inhabitants must allow persons with a valid driver's license to operate an electric vehicle on roadways under the municipality's jurisdiction. Provides that a municipality may impose a reasonable fee for registering electric vehicles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2531 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB2531-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB2531 Introduced , by Rep. Gary Hannig SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.2 new
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any municipality with under 15,000 inhabitants must allow persons with a valid driver's license to operate an electric vehicle on roadways under the municipality's jurisdiction. Provides that a municipality may impose a reasonable fee for registering electric vehicles.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding
Section 11-40-3.2 as follows:
(65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.2 new)
Sec. 11-40-3.2. Electric vehicles. Any municipality with
under 15,000 inhabitants must allow persons with a valid
driver's license to operate an electric vehicle on roadways
under the municipality's jurisdiction. An eligible person must
register his or her electric vehicle with the municipality. The
municipality may impose a reasonable fee for registering any
electric vehicle. For the purpose of this Section, "electric
vehicle" means a self-propelled, electronically powered
four-wheeled motor vehicle.