99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB6253

 

Introduced 2/11/2016, by Rep. Thomas Morrison

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-805  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-805

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Establishes the registration fee for electric vehicles at no more than $216.00 per year (previously $35 for a 2-year term) and creates a separate registration fee not to exceed $158.50 per year for hybrid vehicles.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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 changing
5Section 3-805 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-805)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-805)
7    Sec. 3-805. Electric vehicles. The owner of a motor
8vehicle of the first division or a motor vehicle of the second
9division weighing 8,000 pounds or less propelled by an electric
10engine and not utilizing motor fuel, may register such vehicle
11for a fee not to exceed $216.00 for a one-year $35 for a 2-year
12registration period. The owner of a plug-in hybrid electric
13motor vehicle that operates on electric and gasoline, and has a
14battery that can be recharged from an external source, may
15register the vehicle for a fee not to exceed $158.50 for a
16one-year registration period. The Secretary may, in his
17discretion, prescribe that electric vehicle registration
18plates be issued for an indefinite term, such term to
19correspond to the term of registration plates issued generally,
20as provided in Section 3-414.1. In no event may the
21registration fee for electric vehicles exceed $18 per
22registration year.
23(Source: P.A. 96-1135, eff. 7-21-10.)