103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3578 Introduced , by Rep. Patrick Windhorst SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-606.1 625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a retired member of the General Assembly or the Illinois Congressional delegation who has a disability may request 2 identical sets of specialized plates which displays the International Symbol of Access. LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3578 Introduced , by Rep. Patrick Windhorst SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-606.1 625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-606.1 625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a retired member of the General Assembly or the Illinois Congressional delegation who has a disability may request 2 identical sets of specialized plates which displays the International Symbol of Access. LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3578 Introduced , by Rep. Patrick Windhorst SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-606.1 625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-606.1 625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-606.1 625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a retired member of the General Assembly or the Illinois Congressional delegation who has a disability may request 2 identical sets of specialized plates which displays the International Symbol of Access. LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b A BILL FOR HB3578LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b HB3578 LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b HB3578 LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b 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 Sections 3-606.1 and 3-610.1 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/3-606.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-606.1) 7 Sec. 3-606.1. Retired members of the General Assembly. 8 Upon receipt of a request from a retired member of the General 9 Assembly, accompanied by the appropriate application and fee, 10 the Secretary of State shall issue to such retired member 11 plates bearing appropriate wording or abbreviations indicating 12 that the holder is a retired member of the General Assembly. 13 Such plates may be issued for a 2 year period beginning January 14 1st of each odd-numbered year and ending December 31st of the 15 subsequent even-numbered year. Upon the death of a retired 16 member who has been issued a retired member of the General 17 Assembly plate, that member's surviving spouse shall be 18 entitled to retain the plate so long as the surviving spouse is 19 a resident of Illinois and transfers the registration to his 20 or her name within 90 days of the death of the retired member. 21 Except as otherwise provided, a retired member of the 22 General Assembly who has a disability as defined under Section 23 1-159.1 may request 2 identical sets of specialized plates 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3578 Introduced , by Rep. Patrick Windhorst SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-606.1 625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-606.1 625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-606.1 625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a retired member of the General Assembly or the Illinois Congressional delegation who has a disability may request 2 identical sets of specialized plates which displays the International Symbol of Access. LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b A BILL FOR 625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-606.1 625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b HB3578 LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b HB3578- 2 -LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b HB3578 - 2 - LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b HB3578 - 2 - LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b 1 which displays the International Symbol of Access and shall be 2 subject to the provisions within Section 3-616. 3 "Retired member" means any individual who (a) has served 4 as a member of the General Assembly for a minimum of 6 years, 5 or (b) is 62 or older, has served as a member of the General 6 Assembly for a minimum of 4 years, and retired prior to the 7 convening of the 83rd General Assembly. 8 The fees and procedures relating to such plates for 9 retired members of the General Assembly shall be the same as 10 the fees and procedures applicable to personalized plates 11 issued under this Code. 12 (Source: P.A. 98-223, eff. 8-9-13.) 13 (625 ILCS 5/3-610.1) 14 Sec. 3-610.1. Retired members of the Illinois 15 congressional delegation. Upon receipt of a request from a 16 retired member of the Illinois congressional delegation, 17 accompanied by the appropriate application and fee, the 18 Secretary of State shall issue to the retired member special 19 registration plates bearing appropriate wording or 20 abbreviations indicating that the holder is a retired member 21 of the Illinois congressional delegation. The plates may be 22 issued for a 2 year period beginning January 1st of each 23 odd-numbered year and ending December 31st of the subsequent 24 even-numbered year. 25 An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original HB3578 - 2 - LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b HB3578- 3 -LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b HB3578 - 3 - LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b HB3578 - 3 - LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b 1 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. This 2 additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State 3 Special License Plate Fund. For each registration renewal 4 period, a $2 fee, in addition to the appropriate registration 5 fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited into the Retired 6 Members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation Fund. 7 Except as otherwise provided, a retired member of the 8 Illinois Congressional delegation who has a disability as 9 defined under Section 1-159.1 may request 2 identical sets of 10 specialized plates which displays the International Symbol of 11 Access and shall be subject to the provisions within Section 12 3-616. 13 "Retired member of the Illinois congressional delegation" 14 means any individual who has served as a member of the U.S. 15 Senate or U.S. House of Representatives representing the State 16 of Illinois. The term does not include an individual who is 17 serving in the U.S. Senate or U.S. House of Representatives. 18 (Source: P.A. 88-685, eff. 1-24-95; 89-282, eff. 8-10-95.) HB3578 - 3 - LRB103 25676 MXP 52025 b