103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4108 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/3-506625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new 625 ILCS 5/3-802 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue Air Force Combat Action Medal license plates to a resident who was awarded the Air Force Combat Action Medal. Makes other conforming changes. LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4108 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/3-506625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new 625 ILCS 5/3-802 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802 625 ILCS 5/3-506 625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new 625 ILCS 5/3-802 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue Air Force Combat Action Medal license plates to a resident who was awarded the Air Force Combat Action Medal. Makes other conforming changes. LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4108 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/3-506625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new 625 ILCS 5/3-802 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802 625 ILCS 5/3-506 625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new 625 ILCS 5/3-802 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802 625 ILCS 5/3-506 625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new 625 ILCS 5/3-802 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue Air Force Combat Action Medal license plates to a resident who was awarded the Air Force Combat Action Medal. Makes other conforming changes. LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b A BILL FOR HB4108LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b HB4108 LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b HB4108 LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 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 3-506 and 3-802 and by adding Section 6 3-699.22 as follows: 7 (625 ILCS 5/3-506) 8 Sec. 3-506. Transfer of plates to spouses of military 9 service members. Upon the death of a military service member 10 who has been issued a special plate under Section 3-609.1, 11 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 12 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 13 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, 14 3-699.12, 3-699.15, 3-699.16, 3-699.17, 3-699.19, or 3-699.20, 15 or 3-699.22 of this Code, the surviving spouse of that service 16 member may retain the plate so long as that spouse is a 17 resident of Illinois and transfers the registration to his or 18 her name within 180 days of the death of the service member. 19 For the purposes of this Section, "service member" means 20 any individual who is serving or has served in any branch of 21 the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard 22 or other reserve components of the Armed Forces, and has been 23 issued a special plate listed in this Section. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4108 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/3-506625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new 625 ILCS 5/3-802 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802 625 ILCS 5/3-506 625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new 625 ILCS 5/3-802 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802 625 ILCS 5/3-506 625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new 625 ILCS 5/3-802 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue Air Force Combat Action Medal license plates to a resident who was awarded the Air Force Combat Action Medal. Makes other conforming changes. LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b A BILL FOR 625 ILCS 5/3-506 625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new 625 ILCS 5/3-802 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802 LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b HB4108 LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b HB4108- 2 -LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b HB4108 - 2 - LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b HB4108 - 2 - LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b 1 (Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 102-154, eff. 1-1-22.) 2 (625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new) 3 Sec. 3-699.22. Air Force Combat Action Medal license 4 plates. 5 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the 6 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and 7 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of 8 State, may issue Air Force Combat Action Medal license plates 9 to residents of this State who have been awarded the Air Force 10 Combat Action Medal. The special Air Force Combat Action Medal 11 plate issued under this Section shall be affixed only to 12 passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and 13 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 14 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire 15 according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by 16 Section 3-414.1. 17 (b) The plates shall display the Air Force Combat Action 18 Medal. In all other respects, the design, color, and format of 19 the special plates shall be wholly within the discretion of 20 the Secretary. The Secretary may, in the Secretary's own 21 discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or 22 personalized in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. 23 The plates are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as 24 prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412. The Secretary 25 shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in the HB4108 - 2 - LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b HB4108- 3 -LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b HB4108 - 3 - LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b HB4108 - 3 - LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b 1 Secretary's own discretion, shall approve and prescribe 2 stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412. 3 (625 ILCS 5/3-802) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802) 4 Sec. 3-802. Reclassifications and upgrades. 5 (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the 6 following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them as 7 follows: 8 "Reclassification" means changing the registration of 9 a vehicle from one plate category to another. 10 "Upgrade" means increasing the registered weight of a 11 vehicle within the same plate category. 12 (b) When reclassing the registration of a vehicle from one 13 plate category to another, the owner shall receive credit for 14 the unused portion of the present plate and be charged the 15 current portion fees for the new plate. In addition, the 16 appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees 17 shall be assessed. 18 (b-5) Any Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any 19 individual who has a registration issued under either Section 20 3-405 or 3-405.1 that qualifies for a special license plate 21 under Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 22 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 23 3-651, 3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 24 3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, 3-699.12, 3-699.15, 25 3-699.16, 3-699.17, 3-699.19, or 3-699.20, or 3-699.22 may HB4108 - 3 - LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b HB4108- 4 -LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b HB4108 - 4 - LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b HB4108 - 4 - LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b 1 reclass his or her registration upon acquiring a special 2 license plate listed in this subsection (b-5) without a 3 replacement plate or digital plate fee or registration sticker 4 or digital registration sticker cost. 5 (b-10) Any Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any 6 individual who has a special license plate issued under 7 Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 8 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 9 3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681, 10 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, 3-699.12, or 3-699.17, or 11 3-699.22 may reclass his or her special license plate upon 12 acquiring a new registration under Section 3-405 or 3-405.1 13 without a replacement plate or digital plate fee or 14 registration sticker or digital registration sticker cost. 15 (c) When upgrading the weight of a registration within the 16 same plate category, the owner shall pay the difference in 17 current period fees between the 2 plates. In addition, the 18 appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees 19 shall be assessed. In the event new plates are not required, 20 the corrected registration card fee shall be assessed. 21 (d) In the event the owner of the vehicle desires to change 22 the registered weight and change the plate category, the owner 23 shall receive credit for the unused portion of the 24 registration fee of the current plate and pay the current 25 portion of the registration fee for the new plate, and in 26 addition, pay the appropriate replacement plate and HB4108 - 4 - LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b HB4108- 5 -LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b HB4108 - 5 - LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b HB4108 - 5 - LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b 1 replacement sticker fees. 2 (e) Reclassing from one plate category to another plate 3 category can be done only once within any registration period. 4 (f) No refunds shall be made in any of the circumstances 5 found in subsection (b), subsection (c), or subsection (d); 6 however, when reclassing from a flat weight plate to an 7 apportioned plate, a refund may be issued if the credit 8 amounts to an overpayment. 9 (g) In the event the registration of a vehicle registered 10 under the mileage tax option is revoked, the owner shall be 11 required to pay the annual registration fee in the new plate 12 category and shall not receive any credit for the mileage 13 plate fees. 14 (h) Certain special interest plates may be displayed on 15 first division vehicles, second division vehicles weighing 16 8,000 pounds or less, and recreational vehicles. Those plates 17 can be transferred within those vehicle groups. 18 (i) Plates displayed on second division vehicles weighing 19 8,000 pounds or less and passenger vehicle plates may be 20 reclassed from one division to the other. 21 (j) Other than in subsection (i), reclassing from one 22 division to the other division is prohibited. In addition, a 23 reclass from a motor vehicle to a trailer or a trailer to a 24 motor vehicle is prohibited. 25 (Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; 26 102-154, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.) HB4108 - 5 - LRB103 32954 MXP 62759 b