Public Act 095-0534
 		





SB0489 Enrolled
LRB095 07055 DRH 28355 b






    AN ACT concerning vehicles.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:


 
    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended  by adding 
Section 5.675 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.675 new)

    Sec. 5.675. The Support Our Troops Fund.
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
Section 3-664 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-664  new)
    Sec. 3-664. Support Our Troops license plates.
    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and 
applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may 
issue special registration plates designated as Support Our 
Troops license plates. The special plates issued under this 
Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the 
first division or motor vehicles of the second division 
weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this 
Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure 
established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
    (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be 
wholly within the discretion of the Secretary, except that the 
emblem of the organization Illinois Support Our Troops, Inc., 
and its "Support Our Troops!" mark shall appear on the plate.  
The address of the organization's Internet web site may appear 
on the plate, and the organization may alternate the mark to 
"Salute our Heroes!" in a manner that respects inventory.  The 
field of the plate may be colored. The Secretary may, in his or 
her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or 
personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this 
Code. The plates are not required to designate "Land of 
Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of 
this Code. The Secretary, in his or her discretion, shall 
approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided under 
Section 3-412.
    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a 
$40 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the 
Support Our Troops Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the 
Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund to be used by the 
Secretary to help defray the administrative processing costs.  
For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in addition to 
the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this 
fee, $25 shall be deposited into the Support Our Troops Fund  
and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special 
License Plate Fund.
    (d) The Support Our Troops Fund is created as a special 
fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Support Our 
Troops Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the 
General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, as grants to 
Illinois Support Our Troops, Inc., a not-for-profit public 
purpose charity under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), 
for charitable assistance to the troops and their families in 
accordance with its Articles of Incorporation.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.



Effective Date:  8/28/2007