103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3683

 

Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Harry Benton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-806.3  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.3

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the registration fee paid by any vehicle owner 65 years of age or older, or a spouse of such person, shall be $10 instead of the fee otherwise provided in the Code for specified vehicles.


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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 3-806.3 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-806.3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.3)
7    Sec. 3-806.3. Senior citizens. The Commencing with the
82009 registration year, the registration fee paid by any
9vehicle owner who (i) is 65 years of age or older, (ii) has
10been approved for benefits under the Senior Citizens and
11Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, or (iii)
12who is the spouse of any such a person shall be $10 instead of
13the fee otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars
14displaying standard multi-year registration plates or digital
15registration plates issued under Section 3-414.1, motor
16vehicles displaying special registration plates or digital
17registration plates issued under Section 3-609, 3-616, 3-621,
183-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645,
193-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-663, or 3-699.17, motor vehicles
20registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(a), and
21recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under
22Section 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of claimants shall also
23be entitled to this reduced registration fee for the

 

 

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1registration year in which the claimant was eligible.
2    The Commencing with the 2009 registration year, the
3registration fee paid by any vehicle owner who (i) is 65 years
4of age or older, (ii) has claimed and received a grant under
5the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax
6Relief Act, or (iii) who is the spouse of any such a person
7shall be $10 instead of the fee otherwise provided in this Code
8for passenger cars displaying standard multi-year registration
9plates or digital registration plates issued under Section
103-414.1, motor vehicles displaying special registration plates
11or digital registration plates issued under Section 3-607,
123-609, 3-616, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628,
133-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-663, 3-664, or
143-699.17, motor vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less
15under Section 3-815(a), and recreational vehicles registered
16at 8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(b). Widows and
17widowers of claimants shall also be entitled to this reduced
18registration fee for the registration year in which the
19claimant was eligible.
20    Commencing with the 2017 registration year, the reduced
21fee under this Section shall apply to any special registration
22plate or digital registration plate authorized in Article VI
23of Chapter 3 of this Code for which the applicant would
24otherwise be eligible.
25    Surcharges for vehicle registrations under Section 3-806
26of this Code shall not be collected from any vehicle owner who

 

 

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1has been approved for benefits under the Senior Citizens and
2Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act or a person who is the
3spouse of such a person.
4    No more than one reduced registration fee under this
5Section shall be allowed during any 12-month period based on
6the primary eligibility of any individual, whether such
7reduced registration fee is allowed to the individual or to
8the spouse, widow or widower of such individual. This Section
9does not apply to the fee paid in addition to the registration
10fee for motor vehicles displaying vanity, personalized, or
11special license plates.
12(Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 101-395, eff. 8-16-19;
13102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-807, eff. 1-1-23.)