97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1627
 
Introduced 2/15/2011, by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act
30 ILCS 805/8.35 new

     Creates the American-Assembled Vehicles Act. Defines "taxing body" to mean the State of Illinois and its officers and agencies, units of local government, community college districts, and school districts.  Provides that any taxing body purchasing or leasing vehicles on or after the effective date of the Act must purchase or lease vehicles whose final assembly occurred in the United States and must give preference to vehicles whose final assembly occurred in Illinois.  Limits home rule powers. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
  


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
 
 
A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning government vehicles.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the 
5American-Assembled Vehicles Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Taxing body" means the State of Illinois and its officers 
8and agencies, units of local government, community college 
9districts, and school districts.
 
10    Section 10. American-assembled vehicles.   Each taxing body 
11purchasing or leasing vehicles on or after the effective date 
12of this  Act must purchase or lease vehicles whose final 
13assembly occurred in the United States and must give preference 
14to vehicles whose final assembly occurred in Illinois.
 
15    Section 15. Home rule units.   A home rule unit may not 
16regulate the purchase or lease of vehicles in a manner less 
17restrictive than as provided in this Act. This Section is a 
18limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of 
19the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home 
20rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
 
 
 
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1    Section 95. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
2Section 8.35 as follows:
 
3    (30 ILCS 805/8.35 new)
4    Sec. 8.35. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
5of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
6implementation of any mandate created by the 
7American-Assembled Vehicles Act.
 
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
9becoming law.