Bill Text: IL SB1660 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2023 registration year, the Secretary of State, at the option of the applicant, shall issue permanent registration plates for a one-time fee of $118 to the owner of a trailer having a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less. Provides that a person who has been issued a permanent trailer plate is not required to pay the annual flat weight tax and registration fee. Lowers the annual flat weight tax and registration fee for trailers with a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less from $118 to $18.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-16 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB1660 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB1660-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 3-808.1 and 3-819 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-808.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)
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7 | Sec. 3-808.1. Permanent vehicle registration plate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
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9 | at no charge, to the following:
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10 | 1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | owned and operated
by the State of Illinois or by any State
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12 | agency financed by funds appropriated by the General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Assembly;
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14 | 2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | and
operated by the State of Illinois or by any State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | agency financed by funds
appropriated by the General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Assembly.
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18 | (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | for a one-time
fee of $8.00, to the following:
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20 | 1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | operated by or
for any county, township or municipal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | corporation.
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23 | 2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal |
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1 | corporations for
persons with disabilities.
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2 | 3. Beginning with the 1991 registration year, | ||||||
3 | county-owned vehicles
operated by or for any county | ||||||
4 | sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. These
registration | ||||||
5 | plates shall contain the specific county code and unit | ||||||
6 | number.
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7 | 4. All-terrain vehicles owned by counties, townships, | ||||||
8 | or municipal
corporations and used for law enforcement | ||||||
9 | purposes when the Manufacturer's
Statement of Origin is | ||||||
10 | accompanied with a letter from the original manufacturer
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11 | or a manufacturer's franchised dealer stating that this | ||||||
12 | all-terrain vehicle
has been
converted to a street worthy | ||||||
13 | vehicle that meets the equipment requirements set
forth in | ||||||
14 | Chapter 12 of this Code.
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15 | 5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year, | ||||||
16 | municipally owned vehicles
operated by or for any police | ||||||
17 | department. These registration plates shall
contain the | ||||||
18 | designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and
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19 | distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
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20 | 6. Beginning with the 2014 registration year, | ||||||
21 | municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box | ||||||
22 | Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any | ||||||
23 | fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. These | ||||||
24 | registration plates shall display the designation "Fire | ||||||
25 | Department" and shall display the specific fire | ||||||
26 | department, fire district, fire unit, or MABAS division |
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1 | number or letter. | ||||||
2 | 7. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles | ||||||
3 | that do not require a school bus driver permit under | ||||||
4 | Section 6-104 to operate and are not registered under | ||||||
5 | Section 3-617 of this Code, and are owned by a public | ||||||
6 | school district from grades K-12 or a public community | ||||||
7 | college. | ||||||
8 | 8. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles | ||||||
9 | of the first division or vehicles of the second division | ||||||
10 | weighing not more than 8,000 pounds that are owned by a | ||||||
11 | medical facility or hospital of a municipality, county, or | ||||||
12 | township. | ||||||
13 | 9. Beginning with the 2020 registration year, 2-axle | ||||||
14 | motor vehicles that (i) are designed and used as buses in a | ||||||
15 | public system for transporting more than 10 passengers; | ||||||
16 | (ii) are used as common carriers in the general | ||||||
17 | transportation of passengers and not devoted to any | ||||||
18 | specialized purpose; (iii) operate entirely within the | ||||||
19 | territorial limits of a single municipality or a single | ||||||
20 | municipality and contiguous municipalities; and (iv) are | ||||||
21 | subject to the regulation of the Illinois Commerce | ||||||
22 | Commission. The owner of a vehicle under this paragraph is | ||||||
23 | exempt from paying a flat weight tax or a mileage weight | ||||||
24 | tax under this Code. | ||||||
25 | (b-5) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, permanent | ||||||
26 | vehicle registration plates shall be issued for a one-time fee |
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1 | of $8.00 to a county, township, or municipal corporation that | ||||||
2 | owns or operates vehicles used for the purpose of community | ||||||
3 | workplace commuting as defined by the Secretary of State by | ||||||
4 | administrative rule. The design and color of the plates shall | ||||||
5 | be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The | ||||||
6 | Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement this | ||||||
7 | subsection (b-5). | ||||||
8 | (b-10) Beginning with the 2023 registration year, the | ||||||
9 | Secretary, at the option of the applicant, shall issue | ||||||
10 | permanent registration plates for a one-time fee of $118 to | ||||||
11 | the owner of a trailer having a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or | ||||||
12 | less. A person who has been issued a permanent trailer plate is | ||||||
13 | not required to pay the annual flat weight tax under Section | ||||||
14 | 3-819 or the registration fee required by Section 3-813. | ||||||
15 | (c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year, | ||||||
16 | county-owned vehicles
operated by or for any county sheriff | ||||||
17 | and designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued | ||||||
18 | registration plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall | ||||||
19 | be exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration from | ||||||
20 | one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall | ||||||
21 | report to the Secretary of State any transfer of registration | ||||||
22 | plates from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for | ||||||
23 | any county sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The | ||||||
24 | Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this | ||||||
25 | subsection (c). | ||||||
26 | (c-5) Beginning with the 2014 registration year, |
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1 | municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box | ||||||
2 | Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any | ||||||
3 | fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS that have | ||||||
4 | been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of this | ||||||
5 | Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of | ||||||
6 | registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each fire | ||||||
7 | department, fire protection district, of MABAS shall report to | ||||||
8 | the Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates | ||||||
9 | from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any fire | ||||||
10 | department, fire protection district, or MABAS. The Secretary | ||||||
11 | of State shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. | ||||||
12 | (d) Beginning with the 2013 registration year, municipally | ||||||
13 | owned vehicles
operated by or for any police department that | ||||||
14 | have been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of | ||||||
15 | this Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of | ||||||
16 | registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each | ||||||
17 | municipal police department shall report to the Secretary of | ||||||
18 | State any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to | ||||||
19 | another vehicle operated by or for any municipal police | ||||||
20 | department. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to | ||||||
21 | implement this subsection (d). | ||||||
22 | (e) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, any vehicle | ||||||
23 | owned or operated by a county, township, or municipal | ||||||
24 | corporation that has been issued registration plates under | ||||||
25 | this Section is exempt from any fee for the transfer of | ||||||
26 | registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county, |
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1 | township, or municipal corporation shall report to the | ||||||
2 | Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from | ||||||
3 | one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county, | ||||||
4 | township, or municipal corporation. | ||||||
5 | (f) Beginning with the 2020 registration year, any vehicle | ||||||
6 | owned or operated by a public school district from grades | ||||||
7 | K-12, a public community college, or a medical facility or | ||||||
8 | hospital of a municipality, county, or township that has been | ||||||
9 | issued registration plates under this Section is exempt from | ||||||
10 | any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle to | ||||||
11 | another vehicle. Each school district, public community | ||||||
12 | college, or medical facility or hospital shall report to the | ||||||
13 | Secretary any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle | ||||||
14 | to another vehicle operated by the school district, public | ||||||
15 | community college, or medical facility. | ||||||
16 | (Source: P.A. 100-956, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
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17 | (625 ILCS 5/3-819) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819)
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18 | Sec. 3-819. Trailer; Flat weight tax.
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19 | (a) Farm Trailer. Any farm trailer drawn by a motor | ||||||
20 | vehicle of the
second division registered under paragraph (a) | ||||||
21 | or (c) of Section 3-815 and
used exclusively by the owner for | ||||||
22 | his own agricultural, horticultural or
livestock raising | ||||||
23 | operations and not used for hire, or any farm trailer
utilized | ||||||
24 | only in the transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, | ||||||
25 | perishable
fruit or vegetables from farm to the point of first |
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1 | processing, and any
trailer used with a farm tractor that is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | not an implement of husbandry may
be registered under this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | paragraph in lieu of registration under paragraph
(b) of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Section upon the filing of a proper application and the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | payment
of the $10 registration fee and the highway use tax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | herein for use of the
public highways of this State, at the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | following rates which include the $10
registration fee:
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17 | An owner may only apply for and receive two farm trailer
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18 | registrations.
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19 | (b) Except as provided in subsection (b-10) of Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 3-808.1, all All other owners of trailers, other than | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | apportionable trailers
registered under Section 3-402.1 of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | this Code, used with a motor vehicle on
the public highways, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | shall pay to the Secretary of State for each
registration year | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | a flat weight tax, for the use of the public highways
of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | State, at the following rates (which includes the registration
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26 | fee of $10 required by Section 3-813):
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16 | Of the fees collected under this subsection, $1 of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | fees shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Services Fund and $99 of the additional fees shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | deposited into the Road Fund ; however, this sentence does not | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | apply to any trailer with a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | less . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (c) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | load provided
shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Code.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19.)
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