Full Text of HB5306 101st General Assembly
HB5306 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB5306 Introduced , by Rep. Terri Bryant SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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625 ILCS 5/3-808.1 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1 |
625 ILCS 5/3-819 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that beginning with the 2022 registration year, the Secretary of State, at the option of the applicant, shall issue permanent registration plates for a one-time fee of $118 to the owner of a trailer having a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less. Provides that a person who has been issued a permanent trailer plate is not required to pay the annual flat weight tax and registration fee. Lowers the annual flat weight tax and registration fee for trailers with a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less from $118 to $18.
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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 | | Sections 3-808.1 and 3-819 as follows:
| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-808.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)
| 7 | | Sec. 3-808.1. Permanent vehicle registration plate. | 8 | | (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
| 9 | | at no charge, to the following:
| 10 | | 1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, | 11 | | owned and operated
by the State of Illinois or by any State
| 12 | | agency financed by funds appropriated by the General | 13 | | Assembly;
| 14 | | 2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned | 15 | | and
operated by the State of Illinois or by any State | 16 | | agency financed by funds
appropriated by the General | 17 | | Assembly.
| 18 | | (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, | 19 | | for a one-time
fee of $8.00, to the following:
| 20 | | 1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, | 21 | | operated by or
for any county, township or municipal | 22 | | corporation.
| 23 | | 2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal |
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| 1 | | corporations for
persons with disabilities.
| 2 | | 3. Beginning with the 1991 registration year, | 3 | | county-owned vehicles
operated by or for any county sheriff | 4 | | and designated deputy sheriffs. These
registration plates | 5 | | shall contain the specific county code and unit number.
| 6 | | 4. All-terrain vehicles owned by counties, townships, | 7 | | or municipal
corporations and used for law enforcement | 8 | | purposes when the Manufacturer's
Statement of Origin is | 9 | | accompanied with a letter from the original manufacturer
or | 10 | | a manufacturer's franchised dealer stating that this | 11 | | all-terrain vehicle
has been
converted to a street worthy | 12 | | vehicle that meets the equipment requirements set
forth in | 13 | | Chapter 12 of this Code.
| 14 | | 5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year, | 15 | | municipally owned vehicles
operated by or for any police | 16 | | department. These registration plates shall
contain the | 17 | | designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and
| 18 | | distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
| 19 | | 6. Beginning with the 2014 registration year, | 20 | | municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box | 21 | | Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any | 22 | | fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. These | 23 | | registration plates shall display the designation "Fire | 24 | | Department" and shall display the specific fire | 25 | | department, fire district, fire unit, or MABAS division | 26 | | number or letter. |
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| 1 | | 7. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles | 2 | | that do not require a school bus driver permit under | 3 | | Section 6-104 to operate and are not registered under | 4 | | Section 3-617 of this Code, and are owned by a public | 5 | | school district from grades K-12 or a public community | 6 | | college. | 7 | | 8. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles | 8 | | of the first division or vehicles of the second division | 9 | | weighing not more than 8,000 pounds that are owned by a | 10 | | medical facility or hospital of a municipality, county, or | 11 | | township. | 12 | | 9. Beginning with the 2020 registration year, 2-axle | 13 | | motor vehicles that (i) are designed and used as buses in a | 14 | | public system for transporting more than 10 passengers; | 15 | | (ii) are used as common carriers in the general | 16 | | transportation of passengers and not devoted to any | 17 | | specialized purpose; (iii) operate entirely within the | 18 | | territorial limits of a single municipality or a single | 19 | | municipality and contiguous municipalities; and (iv) are | 20 | | subject to the regulation of the Illinois Commerce | 21 | | Commission. The owner of a vehicle under this paragraph is | 22 | | exempt from paying a flat weight tax or a mileage weight | 23 | | tax under this Code. | 24 | | (b-5) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, permanent | 25 | | vehicle registration plates shall be issued for a one-time fee | 26 | | of $8.00 to a county, township, or municipal corporation that |
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| 1 | | owns or operates vehicles used for the purpose of community | 2 | | workplace commuting as defined by the Secretary of State by | 3 | | administrative rule. The design and color of the plates shall | 4 | | be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary | 5 | | of State may adopt rules to implement this subsection (b-5). | 6 | | (b-10) Beginning with the 2022 registration year, the | 7 | | Secretary, at the option of the applicant, shall issue | 8 | | permanent registration plates for a one-time fee of $118 to the | 9 | | owner of a trailer having a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or | 10 | | less. A person who has been issued a permanent trailer plate is | 11 | | not required to pay the annual flat weight tax under Section | 12 | | 3-819 or the registration fee required by Section 3-813. | 13 | | (c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year, | 14 | | county-owned vehicles
operated by or for any county sheriff and | 15 | | designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued registration | 16 | | plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall be exempt | 17 | | from any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle | 18 | | to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall report to the | 19 | | Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from one | 20 | | vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county | 21 | | sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The Secretary of State | 22 | | shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (c). | 23 | | (c-5) Beginning with the 2014 registration year, | 24 | | municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box Alarm | 25 | | System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any fire | 26 | | department, fire protection district, or MABAS that have been |
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| 1 | | issued registration plates under subsection (b) of this Section | 2 | | shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration | 3 | | from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each fire department, fire | 4 | | protection district, of MABAS shall report to the Secretary of | 5 | | State any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to | 6 | | another vehicle operated by or for any fire department, fire | 7 | | protection district, or MABAS. The Secretary of State shall | 8 | | adopt rules to implement this subsection. | 9 | | (d) Beginning with the 2013 registration year, municipally | 10 | | owned vehicles
operated by or for any police department that | 11 | | have been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of | 12 | | this Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of | 13 | | registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each | 14 | | municipal police department shall report to the Secretary of | 15 | | State any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to | 16 | | another vehicle operated by or for any municipal police | 17 | | department. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to | 18 | | implement this subsection (d). | 19 | | (e) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, any vehicle | 20 | | owned or operated by a county, township, or municipal | 21 | | corporation that has been issued registration plates under this | 22 | | Section is exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration | 23 | | from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county, township, or | 24 | | municipal corporation shall report to the Secretary of State | 25 | | any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to another | 26 | | vehicle operated by or for any county, township, or municipal |
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| 1 | | corporation. | 2 | | (f) Beginning with the 2020 registration year, any vehicle | 3 | | owned or operated by a public school district from grades K-12, | 4 | | a public community college, or a medical facility or hospital | 5 | | of a municipality, county, or township that has been issued | 6 | | registration plates under this Section is exempt from any fee | 7 | | for the transfer of registration from one vehicle to another | 8 | | vehicle. Each school district, public community college, or | 9 | | medical facility or hospital shall report to the Secretary any | 10 | | transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to another | 11 | | vehicle operated by the school district, public community | 12 | | college, or medical facility. | 13 | | (Source: P.A. 100-956, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
| 14 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-819) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819)
| 15 | | Sec. 3-819. Trailer; Flat weight tax.
| 16 | | (a) Farm Trailer. Any farm trailer drawn by a motor vehicle | 17 | | of the
second division registered under paragraph (a) or (c) of | 18 | | Section 3-815 and
used exclusively by the owner for his own | 19 | | agricultural, horticultural or
livestock raising operations | 20 | | and not used for hire, or any farm trailer
utilized only in the | 21 | | transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable
fruit | 22 | | or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, and | 23 | | any
trailer used with a farm tractor that is not an implement | 24 | | of husbandry may
be registered under this paragraph in lieu of | 25 | | registration under paragraph
(b) of this Section upon the |
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| 1 | | filing of a proper application and the payment
of the $10 | 2 | | registration fee and the highway use tax herein for use of the
| 3 | | public highways of this State, at the following rates which | 4 | | include the $10
registration fee:
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5 | | SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES |
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6 | | Gross Weight in Lbs. |
Class |
Total Amount |
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7 | | Including Vehicle |
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each |
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8 | | and Maximum Load |
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Fiscal Year |
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9 | | 10,000 lbs. or less |
VDD |
$160 |
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10 | | 10,001 to 14,000 lbs. |
VDE |
206 |
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11 | | 14,001 to 20,000 lbs. |
VDG |
266 |
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12 | | 20,001 to 28,000 lbs. |
VDJ |
478 |
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13 | | 28,001 to 36,000 lbs. |
VDL |
750 |
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14 | | An owner may only apply for and receive two farm trailer
| 15 | | registrations.
| 16 | | (b) Except as provided in subsection (b-10) of Section | 17 | | 3-808.1, all All other owners of trailers, other than | 18 | | apportionable trailers
registered under Section 3-402.1 of | 19 | | this Code, used with a motor vehicle on
the public highways, | 20 | | shall pay to the Secretary of State for each
registration year | 21 | | a flat weight tax, for the use of the public highways
of this | 22 | | State, at the following rates (which includes the registration
| 23 | | fee of $10 required by Section 3-813):
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24 | | SCHEDULE OF TRAILER FLAT |
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25 | | WEIGHT TAX REQUIRED |
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26 | | BY LAW |
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| 1 | | Gross Weight in Lbs. |
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Total Fees |
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2 | | Including Vehicle and |
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each |
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3 | | Maximum Load |
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Fiscal Year |
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4 | | 3,000 lbs. and less |
TA |
$18 $118 |
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5 | | 5,000 lbs. and more than 3,000 |
TB |
154 |
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6 | | 8,000 lbs. and more than 5,000 |
TC |
158 |
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7 | | 10,000 lbs. and more than 8,000 |
TD |
206 |
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8 | | 14,000 lbs. and more than 10,000 |
TE |
270 |
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9 | | 20,000 lbs. and more than 14,000 |
TG |
358 |
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10 | | 32,000 lbs. and more than 20,000 |
TK |
822 |
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11 | | 36,000 lbs. and more than 32,000 |
TL |
1,182 |
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12 | | 40,000 lbs. and more than 36,000 |
TN |
1,602 |
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13 | | Of the fees collected under this subsection, $1 of the fees | 14 | | shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services | 15 | | Fund and $99 of the additional fees shall be deposited into the | 16 | | Road Fund. | 17 | | (c) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load | 18 | | provided
shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19.)
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