104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2858
 
Introduced 1/16/2026, by Sen. Paul Faraci
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-421  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-421
    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person may reassign his or her registration plate to another person. Provides that, if a person who has a registration plate in his or her name seeks to reassign the registration plate to another person (rather than his or her spouse or child), the Secretary of State shall waive any transfer fee or vanity or personalized registration plate fee.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 
5changing Section 3-421 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-421)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-421)
7    Sec. 3-421. Right of reassignment. 
8    (a) Every natural person shall have the right of 
9reassignment of the license number issued to him during the 
10current registration plate or digital registration plate term, 
11for the ensuing registration plate or digital registration 
12plate term, provided his or her application for reassignment 
13is received in the Office of the Secretary of State on or 
14before September 30 of the final year of the registration 
15plate or digital registration plate term as to a vehicle 
16registered on a calendar year, and on or before March 31 as to 
17a vehicle registered on a fiscal year. The right of 
18reassignment shall apply to every natural person under the 
19staggered registration system provided the application for 
20reassignment is received in the Office of the Secretary of 
21State by the 1st day of the month immediately preceding the 
22applicant's month of expiration.
23    In addition, every natural person shall have the right of 
 
 
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1reassignment of the license number issued to him for a 
2two-year registration, for the ensuing two-year period. Where 
3the two-year period is for two calendar years, the application 
4for reassignment must be received by the Secretary of State on 
5or before September 30th of the year preceding commencement of 
6the two-year period. Where the two-year period is for two 
7fiscal years commencing on July 1, the application for 
8reassignment must be received by the Secretary of State on or 
9before April 30th immediately preceding commencement of the 
10two-year period.
11    (b) Notwithstanding the above provision, the Secretary of 
12State shall, subject to the existing right of reassignment, 
13have the authority to designate new specific combinations of 
14numerical, alpha-numerical, and numerical-alpha licenses for 
15vehicles registered on a calendar year or on a fiscal year, 
16whether the license be issued for one or more years. The new 
17combinations so specified shall not be subject to the right of 
18reassignment, and no right of reassignment thereto may at any 
19future time be acquired.
20    (c) A person may reassign his or her registration plate to 
21another person. If a person has a registration plate in his or 
22her name and seeks to reassign the registration plate to 
23another person his or her spouse, the Secretary shall waive 
24any transfer fee or vanity or personalized registration plate 
25fee upon both persons spouses signing a form authorizing the 
26reassignment of registration.
 
 
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1    (c-1) (Blank.) If a person who has a registration plate in 
2his or her name seeks to reassign the registration plate to his 
3or her child, the Secretary shall waive any transfer fee or 
4vanity or personalized registration plate fee.
5(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; 101-611, eff. 6-1-20; 
6102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)