Full Text of HB4253 101st General Assembly
HB4253 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB4253 Introduced 1/27/2020, by Rep. Nathan D. Reitz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to allow for the issuance of In God We Trust special license plate decals by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. Provides that $5 of each original issuance and $18 of each renewal shall be deposited into the Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund, and that $15 of each original issuance and $2 of each renewal shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 3-699.14 as follows: | 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-699.14) | 7 | | Sec. 3-699.14. Universal special license plates. | 8 | | (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the | 9 | | Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications | 10 | | made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue | 11 | | Universal special license plates to residents of Illinois on | 12 | | behalf of organizations that have been authorized by the | 13 | | General Assembly to issue decals for Universal special license | 14 | | plates. Appropriate documentation, as determined by the | 15 | | Secretary, shall accompany each application. Authorized | 16 | | organizations shall be designated by amendment to this Section. | 17 | | When applying for a Universal special license plate the | 18 | | applicant shall inform the Secretary of the name of the | 19 | | authorized organization from which the applicant will obtain a | 20 | | decal to place on the plate. The Secretary shall make a record | 21 | | of that organization and that organization shall remain | 22 | | affiliated with that plate until the plate is surrendered, | 23 | | revoked, or otherwise cancelled. The authorized organization |
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| 1 | | may charge a fee to offset the cost of producing and | 2 | | distributing the decal, but that fee shall be retained by the | 3 | | authorized organization and shall be separate and distinct from | 4 | | any registration fees charged by the Secretary. No decal, | 5 | | sticker, or other material may be affixed to a Universal | 6 | | special license plate other than a decal authorized by the | 7 | | General Assembly in this Section or a registration renewal | 8 | | sticker. The special plates issued under this Section shall be | 9 | | affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division, | 10 | | including motorcycles and autocycles, or motor vehicles of the | 11 | | second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates | 12 | | issued under this Section shall expire according to the | 13 | | multi-year procedure under Section 3-414.1 of this Code. | 14 | | (b) The design, color, and format of the Universal special | 15 | | license plate shall be wholly within the discretion of the | 16 | | Secretary. Universal special license plates are not required to | 17 | | designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of | 18 | | Section 3-412 of this Code. The design shall allow for the | 19 | | application of a decal to the plate. Organizations authorized | 20 | | by the General Assembly to issue decals for Universal special | 21 | | license plates shall comply with rules adopted by the Secretary | 22 | | governing the requirements for and approval of Universal | 23 | | special license plate decals. The Secretary may, in his or her | 24 | | discretion, allow Universal special license plates to be issued | 25 | | as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section | 26 | | 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary of State must make a |
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| 1 | | version of the special registration plates authorized under | 2 | | this Section in a form appropriate for motorcycles and | 3 | | autocycles. | 4 | | (c) When authorizing a Universal special license plate, the | 5 | | General Assembly shall set forth whether an additional fee is | 6 | | to be charged for the plate and, if a fee is to be charged, the | 7 | | amount of the fee and how the fee is to be distributed. When | 8 | | necessary, the authorizing language shall create a special fund | 9 | | in the State treasury into which fees may be deposited for an | 10 | | authorized Universal special license plate. Additional fees | 11 | | may only be charged if the fee is to be paid over to a State | 12 | | agency or to a charitable entity that is in compliance with the | 13 | | registration and reporting requirements of the Charitable | 14 | | Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act. Any charitable | 15 | | entity receiving fees for the sale of Universal special license | 16 | | plates shall annually provide the Secretary of State a letter | 17 | | of compliance issued by the Attorney General verifying that the | 18 | | entity is in compliance with the Charitable Trust Act and the | 19 | | Solicitation for Charity Act. | 20 | | (d) Upon original issuance and for each registration | 21 | | renewal period, in addition to the appropriate registration | 22 | | fee, if applicable, the Secretary shall collect any additional | 23 | | fees, if required, for issuance of Universal special license | 24 | | plates. The fees shall be collected on behalf of the | 25 | | organization designated by the applicant when applying for the | 26 | | plate. All fees collected shall be transferred to the State |
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| 1 | | agency on whose behalf the fees were collected, or paid into | 2 | | the special fund designated in the law authorizing the | 3 | | organization to issue decals for Universal special license | 4 | | plates. All money in the designated fund shall be distributed | 5 | | by the Secretary subject to appropriation by the General | 6 | | Assembly.
| 7 | | (e) The following organizations may issue decals for | 8 | | Universal special license plates with the original and renewal | 9 | | fees and fee distribution as follows: | 10 | | (1) The Illinois Department of Natural Resources. | 11 | | (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the | 12 | | Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund and $15 to the Secretary | 13 | | of State Special License Plate Fund. | 14 | | (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Roadside Monarch | 15 | | Habitat Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State Special | 16 | | License Plate Fund. | 17 | | (2) Illinois Veterans' Homes. | 18 | | (A) Original issuance: $26, which shall be | 19 | | deposited into the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund. | 20 | | (B) Renewal: $26, which shall be deposited into the | 21 | | Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund. | 22 | | (3) The Illinois Department of Human Services for | 23 | | volunteerism decals. | 24 | | (A) Original issuance: $25, which shall be | 25 | | deposited into the Secretary of State Special License | 26 | | Plate Fund. |
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| 1 | | (B) Renewal: $25, which shall be deposited into the | 2 | | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 3 | | (4) The Illinois Department of Public Health. | 4 | | (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the | 5 | | Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund and $15 to the Secretary | 6 | | of State Special License Plate Fund. | 7 | | (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Prostate Cancer | 8 | | Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State Special | 9 | | License Plate Fund. | 10 | | (5) Horsemen's Council of Illinois. | 11 | | (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the | 12 | | Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund and $15 to the | 13 | | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 14 | | (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Horsemen's | 15 | | Council of Illinois Fund and $2 to the Secretary of | 16 | | State Special License Plate Fund. | 17 | | (6) K9s for Veterans, NFP. | 18 | | (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the | 19 | | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $15 | 20 | | to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 21 | | (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Post-Traumatic | 22 | | Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary | 23 | | of State Special License Plate Fund. | 24 | | (7) (6) The International Association of Machinists | 25 | | and Aerospace Workers. | 26 | | (A) Original issuance: $35; with $20 to the Guide |
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| 1 | | Dogs of America Fund and $15 to the Secretary of State | 2 | | Special License Plate Fund. | 3 | | (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 going to the Guide Dogs | 4 | | of America Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State | 5 | | Special License Plate Fund. | 6 | | (8) (7) Local Lodge 701 of the International | 7 | | Association of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers. | 8 | | (A) Original issuance: $35; with $10 to the Guide | 9 | | Dogs of America Fund, $10 to the Mechanics Training | 10 | | Fund, and $15 to the Secretary of State Special License | 11 | | Plate Fund. | 12 | | (B) Renewal: $30; with $13 to the Guide Dogs of | 13 | | America Fund, $15 to the Mechanics Training Fund, and | 14 | | $2 to the Secretary of State Special License Plate | 15 | | Fund. | 16 | | (9) (6) Illinois Department of Human Services. | 17 | | (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Theresa | 18 | | Tracy Trot - Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund and | 19 | | $15 to the Secretary of State Special License Plate | 20 | | Fund. | 21 | | (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Theresa Tracy | 22 | | Trot - Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund and $2 to | 23 | | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 24 | | (10) (6) The Illinois Department of Human Services for | 25 | | developmental disabilities awareness decals. | 26 | | (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
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| 1 | | Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund and $15 to | 2 | | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 3 | | (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Developmental | 4 | | Disabilities
Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of | 5 | | State Special License Plate Fund. | 6 | | (11) (6) The Illinois Department of Human Services for | 7 | | pediatric cancer awareness decals. | 8 | | (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
| 9 | | Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund and $15 to the | 10 | | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 11 | | (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Pediatric Cancer
| 12 | | Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State Special | 13 | | License Plate Fund. | 14 | | (12) The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs for | 15 | | In God We Trust decals. | 16 | | (A) Original issuance: $20; with $5 to the Illinois | 17 | | Veterans Assistance Fund and $15 to the Secretary of | 18 | | State Special License Plate Fund. | 19 | | (B) Renewal: $20; with $18 to the Illinois Veterans | 20 | | Assistance Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State | 21 | | Special License Plate Fund. | 22 | | (f) The following funds are created as special funds in the | 23 | | State treasury: | 24 | | (1) The Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund. All moneys to be | 25 | | paid as grants to the Illinois Department of Natural | 26 | | Resources to fund roadside monarch and other pollinator |
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| 1 | | habitat development, enhancement, and restoration projects | 2 | | in this State. | 3 | | (2) The Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund. All moneys to | 4 | | be paid as grants to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of | 5 | | Chicago. | 6 | | (3) The Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund. All moneys | 7 | | shall be paid as grants to the Horsemen's Council of | 8 | | Illinois. | 9 | | (4) The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund. | 10 | | All money in the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness | 11 | | Fund shall be paid as grants to K9s for Veterans, NFP for | 12 | | support, education, and awareness of veterans with | 13 | | post-traumatic stress disorder. | 14 | | (5) (4) The Guide Dogs of America Fund. All moneys | 15 | | shall be paid as grants to the International Guiding Eyes, | 16 | | Inc., doing business as Guide Dogs of America. | 17 | | (6) (5) The Mechanics Training Fund. All moneys shall | 18 | | be paid as grants to the Mechanics Local 701 Training Fund. | 19 | | (7) (4) The Theresa Tracy Trot - Illinois CancerCare | 20 | | Foundation Fund. All money in the Theresa Tracy Trot - | 21 | | Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund shall be paid to the | 22 | | Illinois CancerCare Foundation for the purpose of | 23 | | furthering pancreatic cancer research. | 24 | | (8) (4) The Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund. | 25 | | All moneys to
be paid as grants to the Illinois Department | 26 | | of Human Services to fund legal aid groups to assist with |
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| 1 | | guardianship fees for private citizens willing to become | 2 | | guardians for individuals with developmental disabilities | 3 | | but who are unable to pay the legal fees associated with | 4 | | becoming a guardian. | 5 | | (9) (4) The Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund. All moneys | 6 | | to
be paid as grants to the Cancer Center at Illinois for | 7 | | pediatric cancer treatment and research. | 8 | | (Source: P.A. 100-57, eff. 1-1-18; 100-60, eff. 1-1-18; 100-78, | 9 | | eff. 1-1-18; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; | 10 | | 101-248, eff. 1-1-20; 101-256, eff. 1-1-20; 101-276, eff. | 11 | | 8-9-19; 101-282, eff. 1-1-20; 101-372, eff. 1-1-20; revised | 12 | | 9-24-19.)
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