Full Text of HB4250 102nd General Assembly
HB4250 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 HB4250 Introduced 1/5/2022, by Rep. David Friess and Charles Meier SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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625 ILCS 5/3-815 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an owner may only apply for and receive 10 (instead of 5) farm truck
registrations, and only 5 (instead of 2) of those vehicles shall exceed 59,500 gross
weight in pounds per vehicle. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 3-815 as follows:
| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
| 7 | | Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second | 8 | | division.
| 9 | | (a) Except
as provided in Section 3-806.3 and 3-804.3, | 10 | | every owner
of a vehicle of the second division registered | 11 | | under Section 3-813, and
not registered under the mileage | 12 | | weight tax under Section 3-818, shall
pay to the Secretary of | 13 | | State, for each registration year, for the use
of the public | 14 | | highways, a flat weight tax at the rates set forth in the
| 15 | | following table, the rates including the $10 registration fee:
| 16 | | SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
| 17 | | REQUIRED BY LAW
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18 | | Gross Weight in Lbs. |
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Total Fees |
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19 | | Including Vehicle |
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each Fiscal |
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20 | | and Maximum Load |
Class |
year |
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21 | | 8,000 lbs. and less |
B |
$148 |
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22 | | 8,001 lbs. to 10,000 lbs. | C | 218 |
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23 | | 10,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs. |
D |
238 |
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| 1 | | 12,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs. |
F |
342 |
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2 | | 16,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs. |
H |
590 |
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3 | | 26,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs. |
J |
730 |
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4 | | 28,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs. |
K |
942 |
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5 | | 32,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs. |
L |
1,082 |
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6 | | 36,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. |
N |
1,302 |
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7 | | 40,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs. |
P |
1,490 |
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8 | | 45,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. |
Q |
1,638 |
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9 | | 50,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs. |
R |
1,798 |
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10 | | 55,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs. |
S |
1,930 |
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11 | | 59,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs. |
T |
2,070 |
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12 | | 64,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs. |
V |
2,394 |
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13 | | 73,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs. |
X |
2,722 |
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14 | | 77,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs. |
Z |
2,890 |
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15 | | Beginning with the 2010 registration year a $1 surcharge | 16 | | shall be collected for vehicles registered in the 8,000 lbs. | 17 | | and less flat weight plate category above to be deposited into | 18 | | the State Police Vehicle Fund.
| 19 | | Beginning with the 2014 registration year, a $2 surcharge | 20 | | shall be collected in addition to the above fees for vehicles | 21 | | registered in the 8,000 lb. and less flat weight plate | 22 | | category as described in this subsection (a) to be deposited | 23 | | into the Park and Conservation Fund for the Department of | 24 | | Natural Resources to use for conservation efforts. The monies | 25 | | deposited into the Park and Conservation Fund under this | 26 | | Section shall not be subject to administrative charges or |
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| 1 | | chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this Act. | 2 | | Of the fees collected under this subsection, $1 of the | 3 | | fees shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special | 4 | | Services Fund and $99 of the fees shall be deposited into the | 5 | | Road Fund. | 6 | | All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by | 7 | | Public Act 96-34 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects | 8 | | Fund. | 9 | | (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or | 10 | | combination of vehicles of
the second
division registered | 11 | | under Section 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
| 12 | | plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are | 13 | | subject to the
gross weight limitations in subsection (a) of | 14 | | Section 15-111 for which the
owner of the
vehicle or | 15 | | combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to the
| 16 | | registration fee in subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of | 17 | | State
for each
registration year. The Secretary shall | 18 | | designate this class of vehicle as
a Special Hauling Vehicle.
| 19 | | (a-5) Beginning January 1, 2015, upon the request of the | 20 | | vehicle owner, a $10 surcharge shall be collected in addition | 21 | | to the above fees for vehicles in the 12,000 lbs. and less flat | 22 | | weight plate categories as described in subsection (a) to be | 23 | | deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate | 24 | | Fund. The $10 surcharge is to identify vehicles in the 12,000 | 25 | | lbs. and less flat weight plate categories as a covered farm | 26 | | vehicle. The $10 surcharge is an annual, flat fee that shall be |
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| 1 | | based on an applicant's new or existing registration year for | 2 | | each vehicle in the 12,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate | 3 | | categories. A designation as a covered farm vehicle under this | 4 | | subsection (a-5) shall not alter a vehicle's registration as a | 5 | | registration in the 12,000 lbs. or less flat weight category. | 6 | | The Secretary shall adopt any rules necessary to implement | 7 | | this subsection (a-5). | 8 | | (a-10) Beginning January 1, 2019, upon the request of the | 9 | | vehicle owner, the Secretary of State shall collect a $10 | 10 | | surcharge in addition to the fees for second division vehicles | 11 | | in the 8,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate category | 12 | | described in subsection (a) that are issued a registration | 13 | | plate under Article VI of this Chapter. The $10 surcharge | 14 | | shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License | 15 | | Plate Fund. The $10 surcharge is to identify a vehicle in the | 16 | | 8,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate category as a covered | 17 | | farm vehicle. The $10 surcharge is an annual, flat fee that | 18 | | shall be based on an applicant's new or existing registration | 19 | | year for each vehicle in the 8,000 lbs. and less flat weight | 20 | | plate category. A designation as a covered farm vehicle under | 21 | | this subsection (a-10) shall not alter a vehicle's | 22 | | registration in the 8,000 lbs. or less flat weight category. | 23 | | The Secretary shall adopt any rules necessary to implement | 24 | | this subsection (a-10). | 25 | | (b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping | 26 | | trailer,
motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck |
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| 1 | | camper or van camper
used primarily for recreational purposes, | 2 | | and not used commercially, nor
for hire, nor owned by a | 3 | | commercial business, may be registered for each
registration | 4 | | year upon the filing of a proper application and the payment
of | 5 | | a registration fee and highway use tax, according to the | 6 | | following table of
fees:
| 7 | | MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
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8 | | Gross Weight in Lbs. |
Total Fees |
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9 | | Including Vehicle and |
Each |
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10 | | Maximum Load |
Calendar Year |
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11 | | 8,000 lbs and less |
$78 |
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12 | | 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs |
90 |
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13 | | 10,001 Lbs. and Over |
102 |
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14 | | CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
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15 | | Gross Weight in Lbs. |
Total Fees |
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16 | | Including Vehicle and |
Each |
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17 | | Maximum Load |
Calendar Year |
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18 | | 3,000 Lbs. and Less |
$18 |
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19 | | 3,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs. |
30 |
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20 | | 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs. |
38 |
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21 | | 10,001 Lbs. and Over |
50 |
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22 | | Every house trailer must be registered under Section | 23 | | 3-819.
| 24 | | (c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the owner's | 25 | | own
agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising | 26 | | operations and
not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in |
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| 1 | | the transportation for-hire
of seasonal, fresh, perishable | 2 | | fruit or vegetables from farm to the
point of first | 3 | | processing,
may be registered by the owner under this | 4 | | paragraph in lieu of
registration under paragraph (a), upon | 5 | | filing of a proper application
and the payment of the $10 | 6 | | registration fee and the highway use tax
herein specified as | 7 | | follows:
| 8 | | SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
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9 | | Gross Weight in Lbs. |
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Total Amount for |
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10 | | Including Truck and |
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each |
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11 | | Maximum Load |
Class |
Fiscal Year |
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12 | | 16,000 lbs. or less |
VF |
$250 |
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13 | | 16,001 to 20,000 lbs. |
VG |
326 |
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14 | | 20,001 to 24,000 lbs. |
VH |
390 |
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15 | | 24,001 to 28,000 lbs. |
VJ |
478 |
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16 | | 28,001 to 32,000 lbs. |
VK |
606 |
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17 | | 32,001 to 36,000 lbs. |
VL |
710 |
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18 | | 36,001 to 45,000 lbs. |
VP |
910 |
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19 | | 45,001 to 54,999 lbs. |
VR |
1,126 |
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20 | | 55,000 to 64,000 lbs. |
VT |
1,302 |
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21 | | 64,001 to 73,280 lbs. |
VV |
1,390 |
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22 | | 73,281 to 77,000 lbs. |
VX |
1,450 |
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23 | | 77,001 to 80,000 lbs. |
VZ |
1,590 |
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24 | | Of the fees collected under this subsection, $1 of the | 25 | | fees shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special | 26 | | Services Fund and $99 of the fees shall be deposited into the |
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| 1 | | Road Fund. | 2 | | In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck | 3 | | registration
as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the | 4 | | flat weight tax due
hereunder before operating such truck.
| 5 | | Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a | 6 | | distance of 42 feet or
less between extreme axles, that are | 7 | | subject to the weight limitations in
subsection (a) of Section | 8 | | 15-111 for which the owner of the combination
of
vehicles has | 9 | | elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in | 10 | | subsection
(c), $125 to the Secretary of State for each | 11 | | registration year
shall be designated by the Secretary as a | 12 | | Special Hauling Vehicle.
| 13 | | (d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum | 14 | | load provided
shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this | 15 | | Code.
| 16 | | (e) An owner may only apply for and receive 10 5 farm truck
| 17 | | registrations, and only 5 2 of those 10 5 vehicles shall exceed | 18 | | 59,500 gross
weight in pounds per vehicle.
| 19 | | (f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by | 20 | | failure to pay
the appropriate flat weight tax to the | 21 | | Secretary of State as set forth in
the above tables shall be | 22 | | punished as provided for in Section 3-401.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 100-734, eff. 1-1-19; 100-956, eff. 1-1-19; | 24 | | 101-32, eff. 6-28-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
| 25 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 26 | | becoming law.
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