Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB2336

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall implement a program for the creation of a digital electronic license plate for the purpose of (i) providing accurate and reliable information to law enforcement regarding specific temporary uses of commercial vehicles, (ii) reducing abuse and increasing compliance with the use and transfer of commercial license plates, (iii) providing for a dual-number and dynamic plate numbering system with dynamic expiration for plates, (iv) providing digital electronic license plates for commercial vehicle sharing, ride-sharing platforms, and non-owned commercial vehicle usage, (v) providing temporary and dynamic numbering for temporary approvals issued to commercial trucks, including U.S. Department of Transportation numbers, and (vi) generating revenue for the State by and through in-state and out-of-state licensing for utilization across all states. Provides that the program shall only be available to no more than 1,000 motor vehicles that are used commercially, used for hire, or owned by a commercial business. Provides that the Secretary shall enter into a contract by December 31, 2019 with a private vendor for the purposes of researching, reporting, developing, acquiring, and implementing the utilization of a digital electronic license plate for temporary uses of commercial vehicles. Provides that on or before January 1, 2021, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the General Assembly on the operation of the program. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the State Vehicle Identification Act, the Counties Code, the Toll Highway Act, the Illinois Vehicle Code, and the Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act. Adds "digital registration plates" and "digital registration stickers" to references to "registration plates" and "registration stickers". Further amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall implement a pilot program for the creation of commercial digital registration plates. Provides that the program shall only be available to no more than 1,000 motor vehicles that are used commercially, used for hire, or owned by a commercial business. Provides that the Secretary shall enter into a contract by December 31, 2019 with a private vendor for the purposes of researching, reporting, developing, acquiring, and implementing the use of a commercial digital registration plate for operational uses of commercial vehicles. Provides that on or before January 1, 2021, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the General Assembly on the operation of the program. Defines terms and adds additional requirements for administration of the pilot program. Includes a statement of legislative intent. Provides that a person who rents a motor vehicle to another may inspect the person's driver's license through electronic or digital means. Requires a person renting a vehicle to another to verify that the driver's license of the person is unexpired (instead of comparing the signature on the driver's license to the signature on the rental agreement). Removes a requirement that a person renting a vehicle to another keep a record of when the person renting the vehicle was issued a driver's license. Effective immediately.

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