House Sponsors: FRITCHEY-BOLAND-MCAULIFFE-STEPHENS-LYONS,JOSEPH, MILLER, MEYER, MAUTINO, HOLBROOK, SOMMER, NOVAK, BOST, JONES,JOHN, FRANKS, COLVIN, ACEVEDO, MITCHELL,JERRY AND MOFFITT. Senate Sponsors: PARKER Short description: VEH CD-VETERAN PLATES-FEES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that commencing with the 2003 registration year, the $24 annual motor vehicle registration fee for persons who have claimed and received a grant under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act applies to the types of special plates issued to veterans or their surviving spouses, parents, or siblings for which a fee is required displayed on passenger vehicles (as well as to standard plates displayed on those vehicles). Provides that persons not qualified for the $24 fee must pay the appropriate (rather than the standard) registration fee for Purple Heart Plates and for Pearl Harbor Plates. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Secretary of State) The fiscal impact of HB 4937 is estimated at $500,000 lost revenue based upon a possible 10,000 units. Loss to the Road Fund is approximately $128,304. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/3-650 625 ILCS 5/3-651 Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reinserts the provisions of the original bill with changes and additions. Provides that the $24 fee for the special plates takes effect with the 2004 (rather than the 2003) registration year. Renumbers certain Sections of the Code. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.570 new 625 ILCS 5/3-621 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-621 625 ILCS 5/3-622 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-622 625 ILCS 5/3-654 new Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Provides for issuance of Professional Sports Teams license plates, at an additional initial charge of $40 and an additional renewal charge of $27. Provides that, subject to the permission of the applicable team owner, the plates shall display the logo of the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Bulls, the Chicago Black Hawks, the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox, the St. Louis Rams, or the St. Louis Cardinals, at the applicant's option. Provides that $15 of the additional initial charge and $2 of the renewal charge shall go to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that $25 of the initial and renewal charges shall be deposited into the Professional Sports Teams Education Fund. Creates the Professional Sports Teams Education Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury. Provides that all moneys in the Professional Sports Teams Education Fund shall, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary of State, be deposited twice a year into the Common School Fund. Provides that Illinois residents who either are former members of the Illinois National Guard or the United States Armed Forces Reserves or are the surviving spouses of Illinois National Guard members or members of the Armed Forces Reserves who resided in Illinois, are eligible for the special plates that may be issued to Illinois National Guard members or to Armed Forces Reserves members who reside in Illinois. Adds those special plates to the list of special plates that may be issued for a fee of $24 to qualified persons who have claimed and received the described grant. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0699 Last action date: JUL-19-2002 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status