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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2380 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 415 ILCS 120/15 Amends the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026, the rules adopted under the Act shall cause the Agency to establish one rebate application cycle for each State fiscal year, shall cause each rebate application cycle to have a duration of one State fiscal year, and shall cause the Agency to accept rebate applications and issue rebates under the Act throughout each rebate application cycle. LRB104 08736 BDA 18790 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2380 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 415 ILCS 120/15 415 ILCS 120/15 Amends the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026, the rules adopted under the Act shall cause the Agency to establish one rebate application cycle for each State fiscal year, shall cause each rebate application cycle to have a duration of one State fiscal year, and shall cause the Agency to accept rebate applications and issue rebates under the Act throughout each rebate application cycle. LRB104 08736 BDA 18790 b LRB104 08736 BDA 18790 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2380 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	5	+	Amends the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026, the rules adopted under the Act shall cause the Agency to establish one rebate application cycle for each State fiscal year, shall cause each rebate application cycle to have a duration of one State fiscal year, and shall cause the Agency to accept rebate applications and issue rebates under the Act throughout each rebate application cycle.
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3	11		1 AN ACT concerning safety.
4	12		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	13		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	14		4 Section 5. The Electric Vehicle Rebate Act is amended by
7		-	5 changing Sections 10, 15, 27, and 40 as follows:
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9		-	7 Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
10		-	8 "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
11		-	9 "Covered Area" means the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane,
12		-	10 Lake, McHenry, and Will, the townships of Aux Sable and Goose
13		-	11 Lake in Grundy County, and the township of Oswego in Kendall
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15		-	13 "Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is exclusively
16		-	14 powered by and refueled by electricity, must be plugged in to
17		-	15 charge, and is legally permitted licensed to drive on all
18		-	16 public roadways, including interstate highways. "Electric
19		-	17 Vehicle" does not include electric mopeds, electric
20		-	18 off-highway vehicles primarily intended to be driven
21		-	19 off-highway, including golf carts and electric vehicles with a
22		-	20 maximum speed below 45 miles per hour, or hybrid electric
23		-	21 vehicles and extended-range electric vehicles that are also
24		-	22 equipped with conventional fueled propulsion or auxiliary
25		-	23 engines.
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34		-	1 "Eligible applicant" means persons and families whose
35		-	2 income does not exceed 500% of the federal poverty line for the
36		-	3 current State fiscal year and who may not be claimed as a
37		-	4 dependent.
38		-	5 "Eligible vehicle" means an electric vehicle, as defined
39		-	6 by this Act, with a selling price not exceeding $80,000 as
40		-	7 shown on the bill of sale, that has not previously received a
41		-	8 rebate under this Act. For the purposes of this Act, State and
42		-	9 local taxes, license and registration fees, documentary
43		-	10 service fees, and aftermarket products, including, but not
44		-	11 limited to, extended warranties, service contracts, and other
45		-	12 voluntary vehicle protection products, are excluded from the
46		-	13 calculation of the selling price if separately itemized on the
47		-	14 bill of sale.
48		-	15 "Environmental justice community" has the same meaning,
49		-	16 based on existing methodologies and findings, used and as may
50		-	17 be updated by the Illinois Power Agency and its Program
51		-	18 Administrator of the Illinois Solar for All Program.
52		-	19 "Low-income applicants Low income" means persons and
53		-	20 families whose income does not exceed 80% of the regional or
54		-	21 county State median income for the current State fiscal year,
55		-	22 as established by the United States Department of Housing and
56		-	23 Urban Development's Illinois Income Limits by metropolitan
57		-	24 area and county Health and Human Services.
58		-	25 (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 102-820, eff. 5-13-22.)
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70		-	2 Sec. 15. Rulemaking. The Agency shall adopt promulgate
71		-	3 rules as necessary and dedicate sufficient resources to
72		-	4 implement Section 27 of this Act. Such rules shall be
73		-	5 consistent with applicable provisions of the Clean Air Act and
74		-	6 any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. The Secretary of
75		-	7 State may adopt promulgate rules to implement Section 35 of
76		-	8 this Act.
77		-	9 (Source: P.A. 102-444, eff. 8-20-21; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21;
78		-	10 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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80		-	12 Sec. 27. Electric vehicle rebate.
81		-	13 (a) Beginning July 1, 2022, and continuing as long as
82		-	14 funds are available, each eligible applicant person shall be
83		-	15 eligible to apply for a rebate, in the amounts set forth below,
84		-	16 following the purchase of an eligible electric vehicle in
85		-	17 Illinois. The Agency shall accept applications and issue
86		-	18 rebates consistent with the provisions of this Act and any
87		-	19 implementing regulations adopted by the Agency. In no event
88		-	20 shall a rebate amount exceed the purchase price of the
89		-	21 vehicle.
90		-	22 (1) Beginning July 1, 2025 2022, a $2,000 $4,000
91		-	23 rebate for eligible applicants toward the purchase of a
92		-	24 new or used an electric vehicle that is not an electric
93		-	25 motorcycle and a $1,500 rebate for the purchase of an
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104		-	1 electric vehicle that is an electric motorcycle.
105		-	2 Low-income applicants are eligible for an additional
106		-	3 $2,000 rebate for new or used vehicles that are not
107		-	4 electric motorcycles.
108		-	5 (2) (Blank). Beginning July 1, 2026, a $2,000 rebate
109		-	6 for the purchase of an electric vehicle that is not an
110		-	7 electric motorcycle.
111		-	8 (3) Beginning July 1, 2028, a $1,500 rebate for
112		-	9 eligible applicants toward the purchase of a new or used
113		-	10 an electric vehicle that is not an electric motorcycle and
114		-	11 a $750 rebate for the purchase of an electric vehicle that
115		-	12 is an electric motorcycle. Low-income applicants are
116		-	13 eligible for an additional $1,500 for new or used vehicles
117		-	14 that are not electric motorcycles.
118		-	15 (4) (Blank). Beginning July 1, 2022, a $1,500 rebate
119		-	16 for the purchase of an electric vehicle that is an
120		-	17 electric motorcycle.
121		-	18 (b) To be eligible to receive a rebate, a purchaser must:
122		-	19 (1) Reside in Illinois, both at the time the vehicle
123		-	20 was purchased and at the time the rebate is issued.
124		-	21 (2) Purchase an electric vehicle in Illinois on or
125		-	22 after July 1, 2022 and be the owner of the vehicle at the
126		-	23 time the rebate is issued. Rented or leased vehicles,
127		-	24 vehicles purchased from an out-of-state dealership, and
128		-	25 vehicles delivered to or received by the purchaser
129		-	26 out-of-state are not eligible for a rebate under this Act.
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140		-	1 (3) Apply for the rebate within 180 90 days after the
141		-	2 vehicle purchase date, and provide to the Agency proof of
142		-	3 residence, proof of vehicle ownership, and proof that the
143		-	4 vehicle was purchased in Illinois, including a copy of a
144		-	5 purchase agreement noting an Illinois seller. The
145		-	6 purchaser must notify the Agency of any changes in
146		-	7 residency or ownership of the vehicle that occur between
147		-	8 application for a rebate and issuance of a rebate.
148		-	9 (4) Apply for the rebate during an open rebate cycle,
149		-	10 as identified by the Agency.
150		-	11 (5) Certify that the purchaser qualifies as an
151		-	12 eligible applicant and a low-income applicant, if
152		-	13 applicable.
153		-	14 (c) The Agency shall make available in application
154		-	15 materials methods for purchasers to identify as low-income
155		-	16 applicants. The Agency shall prioritize the review of
156		-	17 qualified applications from low-income applicant purchasers
157		-	18 and award rebates to qualified purchasers accordingly.
158		-	19 (d) The purchaser must retain ownership of the vehicle for
159		-	20 a minimum of 12 consecutive months immediately after the
160		-	21 vehicle purchase date. The purchaser must continue to reside
161		-	22 in Illinois during that time frame and register the vehicle in
162		-	23 Illinois during that time frame. Rebate recipients who fail to
163		-	24 satisfy any of the above criteria will be required to
164		-	25 reimburse the Agency all or part of the original rebate amount
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177		-	2 (e) Rebates administered under this Section shall be
178		-	3 available for both new and used electric vehicles.
179		-	4 (f) A rebate administered under this Act may only be
180		-	5 applied for and awarded one time per vehicle identification
181		-	6 number. A rebate may only be applied for and awarded once per
182		-	7 purchaser in any 10-year period.
183		-	8 (g) For program auditing purposes, the Agency may request
184		-	9 from a rebate recipient additional information and
185		-	10 documentation evidencing eligibility for a rebate issued on or
186		-	11 after July 1, 2025, including copies of income tax returns
187		-	12 that corroborate the certification referenced in paragraph (5)
188		-	13 of subsection (b). If requested by the Agency, a rebate
189		-	14 recipient shall provide the information and documentation
190		-	15 within the timeframe specified in the Agency's request. If the
191		-	16 rebate recipient fails to provide the information and
192		-	17 documentation requested by the Agency by the specified
193		-	18 deadline, or if the information and documentation provided
194		-	19 evidences that the rebate recipient was not eligible for the
195		-	20 rebate or the rebate recipient fails to corroborate the
196		-	21 certification referenced in paragraph (5) of subsection (b),
197		-	22 the rebate recipient may be required to reimburse the Agency
198		-	23 all or part of the original rebate amount.
199		-	24 (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 102-820, eff. 5-13-22.)
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211		-	1 Sec. 40. Appropriations from the Electric Vehicle Rebate
212		-	2 Fund.
213		-	3 (a) The Agency shall estimate the amount of user fees
214		-	4 expected to be collected under Section 35 of this Act for each
215		-	5 fiscal year. User fee funds shall be deposited into and
216		-	6 distributed from the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund in the
217		-	7 following manner:
218		-	8 (1) Through fiscal year 2023, an annual amount not to
219		-	9 exceed $225,000 may be appropriated to the Agency from the
220		-	10 Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund to pay its costs of
221		-	11 administering the programs authorized by Section 27 of
222		-	12 this Act. Beginning in fiscal year 2024 and in each fiscal
223		-	13 year thereafter, an annual amount not to exceed $600,000
224		-	14 may be appropriated to the Agency from the Electric
225		-	15 Vehicle Rebate Fund to pay its costs of administering the
226		-	16 programs authorized by Section 27 of this Act. An amount
227		-	17 not to exceed $225,000 may be appropriated to the
228		-	18 Secretary of State from the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund
229		-	19 to pay the Secretary of State's costs of administering the
230		-	20 programs authorized under this Act.
231		-	21 (2) In fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year
232		-	22 thereafter, after appropriation of the amounts authorized
233		-	23 by item (1) of subsection (a) of this Section, the
234		-	24 remaining moneys estimated to be collected during each
235		-	25 fiscal year shall be appropriated.
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247		-	1 (4) Moneys appropriated to fund the programs
248		-	2 authorized in Sections 25 and 30 shall be expended only
249		-	3 after they have been collected and deposited into the
250		-	4 Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund.
251		-	5 (b) Amounts General Revenue Fund amounts appropriated to
252		-	6 and deposited into the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund from the
253		-	7 General Revenue Fund, or any other fund, shall be distributed
254		-	8 from the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund to fund the program
255		-	9 authorized in Section 27.
256		-	10 (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23;
257		-	11 103-363, eff. 7-28-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
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