Bill Text: IL HB4986 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to recipients of the Presidential Unit Citation. Provides that the plates shall display the Presidential Unit Citation ribbon. Specifies that the design and color of the special plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-08 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4986 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4986-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4986 Introduced , by Rep. Ryan Spain SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-699.23 new
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to recipients of the Presidential Unit Citation. Provides that the plates shall display the Presidential Unit Citation ribbon. Specifies that the design and color of the special plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Section 3-699.23 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-699.23 new)
Sec. 3-699.23. Presidential Unit Citation license plates.
(a) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable
fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the
Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as
Presidential Unit Citation plates. The special plates issued
under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles
of the first division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the
second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year
procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
The plates shall display the Presidential Unit Citation
ribbon. In all other respects, the design and color of the
special plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the
Secretary. Appropriate documentation, as determined by the
Secretary, shall accompany each application. The Secretary
may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as
vanity plates or personalized in accordance with Section

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