HB4952 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4952

Introduced 1/19/2006, by Rep. Dave Winters

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/3-806

from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning with the 2007 registration year, with respect to motor vehicles of the first division manufactured in model year 2007 and thereafter other than motorcycles, motor driven cycles, and pedalcycles, changes the annual registration fee to: (i) $38 for motor vehicles within each vehicle class that are rated within the top third of the fuel economy ratings for that class; (ii) $78 for motor vehicles within each vehicle class that are rated within the middle third of the fuel economy ratings for that class; and (iii) $118 for motor vehicles within each vehicle class that are rated within the bottom third of the fuel economy ratings for that class (now, with respect to all motor vehicles of the first division other than motorcycles, motor driven cycles, and pedalcycles, the annual registration fee is $78). Bases the vehicle classes and the fuel economy ratings on those determined by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Provides that the provisions apply only to motor vehicles registered for the first time in the 2007 model year. Requires that the fee remains the same for the life of the vehicle. Requires the Secretary of State to post on its website a fuel economy rating for each make and model of motor vehicle to which the provisions apply and the applicable registration fees for those motor vehicles.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning vehicles.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 3-806 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-806) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806)

Sec. 3-806. Registration Fees; Motor Vehicles of the First Division.

(a) Every owner of any other motor vehicle of the first division, except as provided in Sections 3-804, 3-805, 3-806.3, and 3-808, and every second division vehicle weighing 8,000 pounds or less, shall pay the Secretary of State an annual registration fee at the following rates:

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, beginning with the 2007 registration year, with respect to motor vehicles of the first division manufactured in model year 2007 and thereafter other than motorcycles, motor driven cycles, or pedalcycles, the annual registration fee shall be as follows:

(1) For motor vehicles within each vehicle class that are rated within the top third of the fuel economy ratings for that class, as determined by the Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an annual fee of $38.

(2) For motor vehicles within each vehicle class that are rated within the middle third of the fuel economy ratings for that class, as determined by the Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an annual fee of $78.

(3) For motor vehicles within each vehicle class that are rated within the bottom third of the fuel economy ratings for that class, as determined by the Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an annual fee of $118.

This subsection (b) only applies to those motor vehicles registered for the first time in the 2007 registration year and does not apply to motor vehicles registered for the first time in Illinois but which have been previously registered in another state. The fee imposed under this subsection (b) shall remain in effect for each vehicle to which it applies for the life of that vehicle.

The Secretary of State must post on its website the fuel economy rating, as determined by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for each make and model of motor vehicle to which this Section applies and the applicable registration fees for those motor vehicles in accordance with this Section.

(Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)