101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3851
 
Introduced 10/17/2019, by Rep. Avery Bourne - Tim Butler - Charles Meier - Tony McCombie, Ryan Spain, et al.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
625 ILCS 5/3-819  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819

     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reduces the trailer flat weight tax for maximum loads of 3,000 lbs. and less from $118 to $18, if and only if Senate Bill 1939 of the 101st General Assembly becomes law. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
4    Section 5. If and only if the provisions of Senate Bill 
51939 of the 101st General Assembly that are changed by this 
6amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly become law, then 
7the Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 3-819 
8as follows:
 



9    (625 ILCS 5/3-819)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819)



10    Sec. 3-819. Trailer; Flat weight tax. 

11    (a) Farm Trailer. Any farm trailer drawn by a motor vehicle 
12of the
second division registered under paragraph (a) or (c) of 
13Section 3-815 and
used exclusively by the owner for his own 
14agricultural, horticultural or
livestock raising operations 
15and not used for hire, or any farm trailer
utilized only in the 
16transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable
fruit 
17or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, and 
18any
trailer used with a farm tractor that is not an implement 
19of husbandry may
be registered under this paragraph in lieu of 
20registration under paragraph
(b) of this Section upon the 
21filing of a proper application and the payment
of the $10 
22registration fee and the highway use tax herein for use of the

23public highways of this State, at the following rates which 


 
 
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1include the $10
registration fee:






















































2SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
3Gross Weight in Lbs.ClassTotal Amount
4Including Vehicleeach
5and Maximum LoadFiscal Year
610,000 lbs. or lessVDD $160
710,001 to 14,000 lbs.VDE206
814,001 to 20,000 lbs.VDG266
920,001 to 28,000 lbs.VDJ478
1028,001 to 36,000 lbs.VDL750
11    An owner may only apply for and receive two farm trailer

12registrations.

13    (b) All other owners of trailers, other than apportionable 
14trailers
registered under Section 3-402.1 of this Code, used 
15with a motor vehicle on
the public highways, shall pay to the 
16Secretary of State for each
registration year a flat weight 
17tax, for the use of the public highways
of this State, at the 
18following rates (which includes the registration
fee of $10 
19required by Section 3-813):









































20SCHEDULE OF TRAILER FLAT
21WEIGHT TAX REQUIRED
22BY LAW
23Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
24Including Vehicle andeach
25Maximum LoadClassFiscal Year
263,000 lbs. and lessTA$18 $118


 
 
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15,000 lbs. and more than 3,000TB154
28,000 lbs. and more than 5,000TC158
310,000 lbs. and more than 8,000TD206
414,000 lbs. and more than 10,000TE270
520,000 lbs. and more than 14,000TG358
632,000 lbs. and more than 20,000TK822
736,000 lbs. and more than 32,000TL1,182
840,000 lbs. and more than 36,000TN1,602
9    Of the fees collected under this subsection, $1 of the fees 
10shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services 
11Fund and $99 of the additional fees shall be deposited into the 
12Road Fund.
13    (c) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load 
14provided
shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.

15(Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09; 10100SB1939enr.)

 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
17becoming law.