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90_SB0730eng 625 ILCS 5/2-121 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-121 Amends provisions of the Vehicle Code prohibiting a municipality from imposing a tax or license fee upon vehicle owners under specified circumstances. Imposes a similar prohibition upon counties. Declares ordinances enacted by counties that are inconsistent with the prohibition to be null and void, and provides for the refund and forgiveness of money paid or owed to a county on or after January 1, 1993. Preempts home rule powers. LRB9001010NTsb SB730 Engrossed LRB9001010NTsb 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing 2 Section 2-121. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 6 changing Section 2-121 as follows: 7 (625 ILCS 5/2-121) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-121) 8 Sec. 2-121. Local Government tax. 9 (a) No owner of a vehicle who shall have obtained a 10 certificate from the Secretary of State and paid the 11 registration fee and tax as provided in this Act, shall be 12 required by any county, city, village, incorporated town, or 13 other municipal corporation within the State other than a 14 county, city, village, incorporated town, or other municipal 15 corporation in which the owner resides or in which a vehicle 16 has its situs or base, to pay any tax or license fee for the 17 use of the vehicle. The county, city, village, or 18 incorporated town in which the owner resides or in which a 19 vehicle has its situs or base, except commercial motor 20 vehicles as defined in paragraph (2) of Section 18b-101 that 21 are registered under Section 3-402.1, may impose a tax or 22 license fee as is provided in Section 8-11-4 of the Illinois 23 Municipal Code or a similar county ordinance that imposes a 24 tax or license fee on an owner of a vehicle for the use of 25 the vehicle. 26 Nor shall the owner be required to display upon his 27 vehicle any plate or tax or license number other than that 28 issued by the Secretary of State or by the county, city, 29 village, incorporated town, or other municipal corporation 30 within the State within which the owner resides or in which a 31 vehicle has its situs or base. However, a resident owner SB730 Engrossed -2- LRB9001010NTsb 1 shall not be required to display on his vehicle, the plate or 2 tax or license number issued by the county, city, village, or 3 incorporated town of his residence if his vehicle is 4 displaying the plate or tax or license number issued by the 5 place wherein the vehicle has its situs or base. 6 This subsection (a) applies to ordinances enacted by any 7 county, city, village, incorporated town, or other municipal 8 corporation. Any provision of an ordinance enacted by a 9 county, city, village, incorporated town, or other municipal 10 corporation that is inconsistent with this subsection (a) is 11 null and void. A county, city, village, incorporated town, 12 or other municipal corporation that has imposed a tax or 13 license fee under any provision of an ordinance enacted by a 14 county, city, village, incorporated town, or other municipal 15 corporation that is inconsistent with this subsection (a) 16 shall refund and forgive all money paid or owed to the 17 county, city, village, incorporated town, or other municipal 18 corporation under that provision on or after January 1, 19 1993. 20 (b) A home rule unit may not tax, license, or otherwise 21 regulate a vehicle or owner of a vehicle under this Section 22 in a manner inconsistent with subsection (a) of this Section. 23 This subsection (b) is a limitation under subsection (i) of 24 Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the 25 concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and 26 functions exercised by the State. 27 (Source: P.A. 87-1063.) 28 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 29 becoming law.