Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2938

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if a special license plate is authorized by law to raise funds for a specific cause and the Secretary of State has not received the required number of applications for that special plate within 2 years of the effective date of the Public Act authorizing the special plate, the Secretary's authority to issue the plate is nullified. Provides that revenues from special license plates shall only benefit designated charitable entities, which must be in compliance with specified requirements. Requires a charitable entity to annually provide the Secretary with a letter of compliance issued by the Attorney General's office, requires the name of the charitable entity which is to receive the funds to be provided to the Secretary within specified time limits, and provides that in the case of a failure to comply with these requirements, the special plates shall be discontinued and any undisbursed funds collected from the sale of plates authorized for that organization shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund. Provides that if fewer than 1,000 sets of any special plate issued by the Secretary are actively registered for 2 consecutive calendar years, the Secretary may discontinue the issuance of that special plate and that discontinued plates shall be recalled and that owners of vehicles which were registered with recalled plates shall not be charged a reclassification or sticker replacement plate fee upon the issuance of new plates. Makes various changes in provisions concerning moneys collected under provisions creating special plates. Repeals provisions creating Lewis and Clark Bicentennial special plates. Effective January 1, 2012.

Removes language providing that the State Treasurer shall require the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation to establish a separate account for receipt of the proceeds of the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund, subject to audit either annually or at another interval, as determined by the State Treasurer, and removes language providing that proceeds from the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund shall be transferred on a quarterly basis by the State Treasurer's office to the separate account.

Date	Chamber	Action
8/16/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0409

Date	Chamber	Action
2/22/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey
2/23/2011	House	First Reading
2/23/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/28/2011	House	Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
3/9/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-000-000
3/9/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/18/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey
3/18/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/28/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/5/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
4/5/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/5/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/5/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/6/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
4/6/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
4/6/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
4/7/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/7/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/7/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
4/7/2011	Senate	First Reading
4/7/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/12/2011	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Transportation
5/5/2011	Senate	Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000
5/5/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
5/18/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/18/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2011
5/20/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 046-000-000
5/20/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/17/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
8/16/2011	House	Governor Approved
8/16/2011	House	Effective Date January 1, 2012
8/16/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0409