Senate Sponsors: FAWELL-CULLERTON. House Sponsors: WAIT Short description: VEH CD-LOCAL TAX-HOME RULE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends provisions of the Vehicle Code prohibiting a municipality from imposing a tax or license fee upon vehicle owners under specified circumstances. Imposes a similar prohibition upon counties. Declares ordinances enacted by counties that are inconsistent with the prohibition to be null and void, and provides for the refund and forgiveness of money paid or owed to a county on or after January 1, 1993. Preempts home rule powers. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Declares ordinances enacted by municipalities that are inconsistent with the provisions of the Vehicle Code prohibiting a municipality from imposing a tax or license fee upon vehicle owners to be null and void, and provides for the refund and forgiveness of money paid or owed the municipality on or after January 1, 1993. Adds an immediate effective date. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (House recedes June 1, 1997) Provides that no county, city, village, incorporated town, or other municipal corporation, including a home rule unit, may impose a tax or license fee upon any commercial vehicle that is registered under the provisions of the Vehicle Code concerning proportional registration (instead of a home rule unit may not tax, license, or otherwise regulate a vehicle or owner of a vehicle under the local government tax provisions of the Vehicle Code in a manner inconsistent with these provisions). CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 2. Recommends that the House recede from H-am 1. Recommends that the bill be amended as follows: Deletes reference to: 625 ILCS 5/2-121 Adds reference to: 35 ILCS 105/3-55 from Ch. 120, par. 439.3-55 35 ILCS 120/2-5 from Ch. 120, par. 441-5 625 ILCS 5/11-304 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-304 815 ILCS 315/11.1 Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that local authorities and road district highway commissioners in their jurisdiction shall have the authority to install signs alerting motorists of the tourist oriented businesses available on roads under local jurisdiction in rural areas. Provides that they shall also have the authority to sell or lease space on the signs to the businesses. Amends the Use Tax Act. Exempts the use or purchase of tangible personal property by a common carrier by rail or motor (now, rail) that receives the physical possession of the property in Illinois, and that transports the property, or shares with another common carrier in the transportation of the property, out of Illinois on a standard uniform bill of lading showing the seller of the property as the shipper or consignor of the property to a destination outside of Illinois, for use outside Illinois. Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to exempt from taxation under the Act tangible personal property sold to a common carrier by motor that receives physical possession of the property in Illinois and transports it out of Illinois. Amends the Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act relating to documentary fees. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0519 Last action date: 97-08-22 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status