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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3839 Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Barbara Hernandez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 20 ILCS 2705/2705-618 new | | 30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new | | 30 ILCS 105/6z-144 new | | 625 ILCS 5/3-805 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-805 |
| Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Transportation to install level II electric vehicle charging stations at each rest stop along each interstate highway in the State. Provides that, subject to approval by the United States Secretary of Transportation, the Department may install direct current fast-charging stations at each rest stop along each interstate highway in the State, which charge an electric vehicle charging fee in an amount no greater than what is necessary to offset the cost to the State in constructing and maintaining the charging infrastructure and procuring electricity. Allows the Department to adopt rules to implement the provisions. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the EV Charging Station Fund for expenses directly related to the installation, maintenance, procuring electricity, and other costs associated with electric vehicle charging stations at highway rest stops. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the additional fee for registration of an electric vehicle to $150 (currently $100), with $50 being deposited into the EV Charging Station Fund. |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the |
| 5 | | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding |
| 6 | | Section 2705-618 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2705/2705-618 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 2705-618. Charging at rest stops. |
| 9 | | (a) The Department shall install level II electric vehicle |
| 10 | | charging stations at each rest stop along each interstate |
| 11 | | highway in this State. The Department shall adopt rules to |
| 12 | | implement this subsection and for the purpose of limiting |
| 13 | | charging to a maximum of 2 hours consecutively per person, as |
| 14 | | verified by a driver's license or other State issued ID. |
| 15 | | (b) Subject to approval by the United States Secretary of |
| 16 | | Transportation, the Department may install direct current |
| 17 | | fast-charging stations at each rest stop along each interstate |
| 18 | | highway in this State, which charge an electric vehicle |
| 19 | | charging fee in an amount no greater than what is necessary to |
| 20 | | offset the cost to the State in constructing and maintaining |
| 21 | | the charging infrastructure and procuring electricity. The |
| 22 | | Department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.
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| 1 | | Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding |
| 2 | | Sections 5.1030 and 6z-144 as follows:
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| 3 | | (30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new) |
| 4 | | Sec. 5.1030. The EV Charging Station Fund.
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| 5 | | (30 ILCS 105/6z-144 new) |
| 6 | | Sec. 6z-144. The EV Charging Station Fund. The EV Charging |
| 7 | | Station Fund is created as a special fund in the State |
| 8 | | treasury. All money in the EV Charging Station Fund fund shall |
| 9 | | be used by the Department of Transportation, subject to |
| 10 | | appropriation, for expenses directly related to the |
| 11 | | installation, maintenance, procuring electricity, and other |
| 12 | | costs associated with electric vehicle charging stations at |
| 13 | | highway rest stops.
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| 14 | | Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
| 15 | | changing Section 3-805 as follows:
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| 16 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-805) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-805) |
| 17 | | Sec. 3-805. Electric vehicles. |
| 18 | | (a) The owner of a motor vehicle of the first division or a |
| 19 | | motor vehicle of the second division weighing 8,000 pounds or |
| 20 | | less propelled by an electric engine and not utilizing motor |
| 21 | | fuel may register such vehicle for a registration fee equal to |
| 22 | | the fee set forth in Section 3-806 for motor vehicles of the |
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| 1 | | first division, other than Autocycles, Motorcycles, Motor |
| 2 | | Driven Cycles, and Pedalcycles. In addition to the |
| 3 | | registration fees, the Secretary shall assess an additional |
| 4 | | $150 $100 per year in lieu of the payment of motor fuel taxes. |
| 5 | | $1 of the additional fees shall be deposited into the |
| 6 | | Secretary of State Special Services Fund, $50 of the |
| 7 | | additional fees shall be deposited into the EV Charging |
| 8 | | Station Fund, and the remainder of the additional fees shall |
| 9 | | be deposited into the Road Fund. |
| 10 | | (b) Beginning with the 2023 registration year, upon the |
| 11 | | request of the vehicle owner, an electric vehicle owner may |
| 12 | | register an electric vehicle with any qualifying registration |
| 13 | | issued under this Chapter, and an additional $100 surcharge |
| 14 | | shall be collected in addition to the applicable registration |
| 15 | | fee. The $100 additional fee is to identify the vehicle as an |
| 16 | | electric vehicle. The $100 additional fee is an annual, flat |
| 17 | | fee that shall be based on an applicant's new or existing |
| 18 | | registration year for the vehicle's corresponding weight |
| 19 | | category. A designation as an electric vehicle under this |
| 20 | | subsection shall not alter a vehicle's registration. Of the |
| 21 | | additional fees, $1 shall be deposited into the Secretary of |
| 22 | | State Special Services Fund, $50 of the additional fees shall |
| 23 | | be deposited into the EV Charging Station Fund, and the |
| 24 | | remainder of the additional fees shall be deposited into the |
| 25 | | Road Fund. The Secretary shall adopt any rules necessary to |
| 26 | | implement this subsection (b). |