103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3407
 
Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. John M. Cabello
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
30 ILCS 500/25-75

     Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that authorized emergency vehicles are excluded from the definition of "flexible fuel vehicles" and "fuel efficient hybrid vehicles".
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 25-75 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 500/25-75)
7    Sec. 25-75. Purchase of motor vehicles.
8    (a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act 
9of the 94th General Assembly, all gasoline-powered vehicles 
10purchased from State funds must be flexible fuel vehicles. 
11Beginning July 1, 2007, all gasoline-powered vehicles 
12purchased from State funds must be flexible fuel or fuel 
13efficient hybrid vehicles. For purposes of this Section, 
14"flexible fuel vehicles" are automobiles or light trucks that 
15operate on either gasoline or E-85 (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline) 
16fuel, excluding authorized emergency vehicles, and "Fuel 
17efficient hybrid vehicles" are automobiles or light trucks 
18that use a gasoline or diesel engine and an electric motor to 
19provide power and gain at least a 20% increase in combined 
20US-EPA city-highway fuel economy over the equivalent or 
21most-similar conventionally-powered model, excluding 
22authorized emergency vehicles.
23    (b) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act 
 
 
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1of the 94th General Assembly, any vehicle purchased from State 
2funds that is fueled by diesel fuel shall be certified by the 
3manufacturer to run on 5% biodiesel (B5) fuel.
4    (b-5) On and after January 1, 2016, 15% of passenger 
5vehicles, other than Department of Corrections vehicles, 
6Secretary of State vehicles (except for mid-sized sedans), and 
7Illinois State Police patrol vehicles, purchased with State 
8funds shall be vehicles fueled by electricity, electricity and 
9gasohol (hybrids or plug-in hybrids), compressed natural gas, 
10liquid petroleum gas, or liquid natural gas, including 
11dedicated or non-dedicated fuel type vehicles. 
12    (c) The Chief Procurement Officer may determine that 
13certain vehicle procurements are exempt from this Section 
14based on intended use or other reasonable considerations such 
15as health and safety of Illinois citizens.

16(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)