103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4880

 

Introduced 2/7/2024, by Rep. Dan Caulkins

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-806  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806
625 ILCS 5/3-815  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815
625 ILCS 5/3-835 new

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reduces the annual registration fee for vehicles of the first division and Class B vehicles of the second division, beginning in registration year 2025, to $143 (rather than $148). Restricts the Secretary of State from charging an additional fee for registration fee payments made by a credit card, debit card, or other electronic means.


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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. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Section 3-806 and 3-815 and by adding Section 3-835
6as follows:
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/3-806)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806)
8    Sec. 3-806. Registration Fees; Motor Vehicles of the First
9Division. Every owner of any other motor vehicle of the first
10division, except as provided in Sections 3-804, 3-804.01,
113-804.3, 3-805, 3-806.3, 3-806.7, and 3-808, and every second
12division vehicle weighing 8,000 pounds or less, shall pay the
13Secretary of State an annual registration fee at the following
14rates:
 
15SCHEDULE OF REGISTRATION FEES
16REQUIRED BY LAW
17Beginning with the 2025 2021 registration year
18
19Annual Fee
20Motor vehicles of the first division other
21than Autocycles, Motorcycles, Motor
22Driven Cycles and Pedalcycles$143 $148

 

 

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2Autocycles68
3
4Motorcycles, Motor Driven
5Cycles and Pedalcycles 38
6    A $1 surcharge shall be collected in addition to the above
7fees for motor vehicles of the first division, autocycles,
8motorcycles, motor driven cycles, and pedalcycles to be
9deposited into the State Police Vehicle Fund.
10    All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by
11Public Act 96-34 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects
12Fund.
13    A $2 surcharge shall be collected in addition to the above
14fees for motor vehicles of the first division, autocycles,
15motorcycles, motor driven cycles, and pedalcycles to be
16deposited into the Park and Conservation Fund for the
17Department of Natural Resources to use for conservation
18efforts. The monies deposited into the Park and Conservation
19Fund under this Section shall not be subject to administrative
20charges or chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this
21Act.
22    Of the fees collected for motor vehicles of the first
23division other than Autocycles, Motorcycles, Motor Driven
24Cycles, and Pedalcycles, $1 of the fees shall be deposited
25into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund and $49 of
26the fees shall be deposited into the Road Fund.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
2    (625 ILCS 5/3-815)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
3    Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second
4division.
5    (a) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3 and 3-804.3,
6every owner of a vehicle of the second division registered
7under Section 3-813, and not registered under the mileage
8weight tax under Section 3-818, shall pay to the Secretary of
9State, for each registration year, for the use of the public
10highways, a flat weight tax at the rates set forth in the
11following table, the rates including the $10 registration fee:
12
SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
13
REQUIRED BY LAW
14Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
15Including Vehicle each Fiscal
16and Maximum LoadClass year
178,000 lbs. and lessB$143 $148
188,001 lbs. to 10,000 lbs. C 218
1910,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs.D238
2012,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs.F342
2116,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs.H590
2226,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs.J730
2328,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs.K942
2432,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs.L1,082
2536,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs.N1,302

 

 

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140,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs.P1,490
245,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs.Q1,638
350,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs.R1,798
455,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs.S1,930
559,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs.T2,070
664,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs.V2,394
773,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs.X2,722
877,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs.Z2,890
9    Beginning with the 2010 registration year a $1 surcharge
10shall be collected for vehicles registered in the 8,000 lbs.
11and less flat weight plate category above to be deposited into
12the State Police Vehicle Fund.
13    Beginning with the 2014 registration year, a $2 surcharge
14shall be collected in addition to the above fees for vehicles
15registered in the 8,000 lb. and less flat weight plate
16category as described in this subsection (a) to be deposited
17into the Park and Conservation Fund for the Department of
18Natural Resources to use for conservation efforts. The monies
19deposited into the Park and Conservation Fund under this
20Section shall not be subject to administrative charges or
21chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this Act.
22    Of the fees collected under this subsection, $1 of the
23fees shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
24Services Fund and $99 of the fees shall be deposited into the
25Road Fund.
26    All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by

 

 

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1Public Act 96-34 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects
2Fund.
3    (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or
4combination of vehicles of the second division registered
5under Section 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
6plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are
7subject to the gross weight limitations in subsection (a) of
8Section 15-111 for which the owner of the vehicle or
9combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to the
10registration fee in subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of
11State for each registration year. The Secretary shall
12designate this class of vehicle as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
13    (a-5) Beginning January 1, 2015, upon the request of the
14vehicle owner, a $10 surcharge shall be collected in addition
15to the above fees for vehicles in the 12,000 lbs. and less flat
16weight plate categories as described in subsection (a) to be
17deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
18Fund. The $10 surcharge is to identify vehicles in the 12,000
19lbs. and less flat weight plate categories as a covered farm
20vehicle. The $10 surcharge is an annual, flat fee that shall be
21based on an applicant's new or existing registration year for
22each vehicle in the 12,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate
23categories. A designation as a covered farm vehicle under this
24subsection (a-5) shall not alter a vehicle's registration as a
25registration in the 12,000 lbs. or less flat weight category.
26The Secretary shall adopt any rules necessary to implement

 

 

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1this subsection (a-5).
2    (a-10) Beginning January 1, 2019, upon the request of the
3vehicle owner, the Secretary of State shall collect a $10
4surcharge in addition to the fees for second division vehicles
5in the 8,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate category
6described in subsection (a) that are issued a registration
7plate under Article VI of this Chapter. The $10 surcharge
8shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License
9Plate Fund. The $10 surcharge is to identify a vehicle in the
108,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate category as a covered
11farm vehicle. The $10 surcharge is an annual, flat fee that
12shall be based on an applicant's new or existing registration
13year for each vehicle in the 8,000 lbs. and less flat weight
14plate category. A designation as a covered farm vehicle under
15this subsection (a-10) shall not alter a vehicle's
16registration in the 8,000 lbs. or less flat weight category.
17The Secretary shall adopt any rules necessary to implement
18this subsection (a-10).
19    (b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping
20trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck
21camper or van camper used primarily for recreational purposes,
22and not used commercially, nor for hire, nor owned by a
23commercial business, may be registered for each registration
24year upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of
25a registration fee and highway use tax, according to the
26following table of fees:

 

 

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MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
2Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
3Including Vehicle andEach
4Maximum LoadCalendar Year
58,000 lbs and less$78
68,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs90
710,001 Lbs. and Over102
8
CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
9Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
10Including Vehicle andEach
11Maximum LoadCalendar Year
123,000 Lbs. and Less$18
133,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs.30
148,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs.38
1510,001 Lbs. and Over50
16    Every house trailer must be registered under Section
173-819.
18    (c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the owner's
19own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising
20operations and not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in
21the transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable
22fruit or vegetables from farm to the point of first
23processing, may be registered by the owner under this
24paragraph in lieu of registration under paragraph (a), upon
25filing of a proper application and the payment of the $10
26registration fee and the highway use tax herein specified as

 

 

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1follows:
2
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
3Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Amount for
4Including Truck andeach
5Maximum LoadClassFiscal Year
616,000 lbs. or lessVF$250
716,001 to 20,000 lbs.VG326
820,001 to 24,000 lbs.VH390
924,001 to 28,000 lbs.VJ478
1028,001 to 32,000 lbs.VK606
1132,001 to 36,000 lbs.VL710
1236,001 to 45,000 lbs.VP910
1345,001 to 54,999 lbs.VR1,126
1455,000 to 64,000 lbs.VT1,302
1564,001 to 73,280 lbs.VV1,390
1673,281 to 77,000 lbs.VX1,450
1777,001 to 80,000 lbs.VZ1,590
18    Of the fees collected under this subsection, $1 of the
19fees shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
20Services Fund and $99 of the fees shall be deposited into the
21Road Fund.
22    In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck
23registration as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the
24flat weight tax due hereunder before operating such truck.
25    Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a
26distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, that are

 

 

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1subject to the weight limitations in subsection (a) of Section
215-111 for which the owner of the combination of vehicles has
3elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in
4subsection (c), $125 to the Secretary of State for each
5registration year shall be designated by the Secretary as a
6Special Hauling Vehicle.
7    (d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum
8load provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this
9Code.
10    (e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck
11registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed
1259,500 gross weight in pounds per vehicle.
13    (f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by
14failure to pay the appropriate flat weight tax to the
15Secretary of State as set forth in the above tables shall be
16punished as provided for in Section 3-401.
17(Source: P.A. 100-734, eff. 1-1-19; 100-956, eff. 1-1-19;
18101-32, eff. 6-28-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
19    (625 ILCS 5/3-835 new)
20    Sec. 3-835. Credit card transaction fees. The Secretary of
21State shall not charge an additional fee for a registration
22fee payment that is made using a credit card, debit card, or
23any other electronic means.