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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3388 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Swanson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/1-120.7 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Includes any recreational off-highway vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft that is designated or authorized by proper local authorities for fire department use in the definition of "fire department vehicle". Effective immediately. LRB104 08286 LNS 18337 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3388 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Swanson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/1-120.7 625 ILCS 5/1-120.7 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Includes any recreational off-highway vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft that is designated or authorized by proper local authorities for fire department use in the definition of "fire department vehicle". Effective immediately. LRB104 08286 LNS 18337 b LRB104 08286 LNS 18337 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3388 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Swanson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	5	+	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Includes any recreational off-highway vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft that is designated or authorized by proper local authorities for fire department use in the definition of "fire department vehicle". Effective immediately.
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3	11		1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
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 Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
7		-	5 changing ~~Sections~~ 1-120.7 ~~and 3-808.1~~ as follows:
	15	+	5 changing Section 1-120.7 as follows:
8	16		6 (625 ILCS 5/1-120.7)
9	17		7 Sec. 1-120.7. Fire department vehicle. Any vehicle,
10	18		8 recreational off-highway vehicle, all-terrain vehicle,
11	19		9 watercraft, aircraft, bicycle, or electric personal assistive
12	20		10 mobility device that is designated or authorized by proper
13	21		11 local authorities for fire department use.
14	22		12 (Source: P.A. 95-28, eff. 8-7-07.)
15		-	13 (625 ILCS 5/3-808.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)
16		-	14 Sec. 3-808.1. Permanent vehicle registration plate.
17		-	15 (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
18		-	16 at no charge, to the following:
19		-	17 1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
20		-	18 owned and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
21		-	19 agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
22		-	20 Assembly;
23		-	21 2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned
24		-	22 and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
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35		-	3 (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
36		-	4 for a one-time fee of $8.00, to the following:
37		-	5 1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
38		-	6 operated by or for any county, township or municipal
39		-	7 corporation.
40		-	8 2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal
41		-	9 corporations for persons with disabilities.
42		-	10 3. Beginning with the 1991 registration year,
43		-	11 county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county
44		-	12 sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. These registration
45		-	13 plates shall contain the specific county code and unit
46		-	14 number.
47		-	15 4. All-terrain vehicles owned by counties, townships,
48		-	16 or municipal corporations and used for law enforcement
49		-	17 purposes or used as fire department vehicles when the
50		-	18 Manufacturer's Statement of Origin is accompanied with a
51		-	19 letter from the original manufacturer or a manufacturer's
52		-	20 franchised dealer stating that this all-terrain vehicle
53		-	21 has been converted to a street worthy vehicle that meets
54		-	22 the equipment requirements set forth in Chapter 12 of this
55		-	23 Code.
56		-	24 5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year,
57		-	25 municipally owned vehicles operated by or for any police
58		-	26 department. These registration plates shall contain the
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	29	+	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Includes any recreational off-highway vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft that is designated or authorized by proper local authorities for fire department use in the definition of "fire department vehicle". Effective immediately.
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69		-	1 designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and
70		-	2 distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
71		-	3 6. Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
72		-	4 municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
73		-	5 Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
74		-	6 fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. These
75		-	7 registration plates shall display the designation "Fire
76		-	8 Department" and shall display the specific fire
77		-	9 department, fire district, fire unit, or MABAS division
78		-	10 number or letter.
79		-	11 7. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
80		-	12 that do not require a school bus driver permit under
81		-	13 Section 6-104 to operate and are not registered under
82		-	14 Section 3-617 of this Code, and are owned by a public
83		-	15 school district from grades K-12 or a public community
84		-	16 college.
85		-	17 8. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
86		-	18 of the first division or vehicles of the second division
87		-	19 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds that are owned by a
88		-	20 medical facility or hospital of a municipality, county, or
89		-	21 township.
90		-	22 9. Beginning with the 2020 registration year, 2-axle
91		-	23 motor vehicles that (i) are designed and used as buses in a
92		-	24 public system for transporting more than 10 passengers;
93		-	25 (ii) are used as common carriers in the general
94		-	26 transportation of passengers and not devoted to any
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105		-	1 specialized purpose; (iii) operate entirely within the
106		-	2 territorial limits of a single municipality or a single
107		-	3 municipality and contiguous municipalities; and (iv) are
108		-	4 subject to the regulation of the Illinois Commerce
109		-	5 Commission. The owner of a vehicle under this paragraph is
110		-	6 exempt from paying a flat weight tax or a mileage weight
111		-	7 tax under this Code.
112		-	8 (b-5) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, permanent
113		-	9 vehicle registration plates shall be issued for a one-time fee
114		-	10 of $8.00 to a county, township, or municipal corporation that
115		-	11 owns or operates vehicles used for the purpose of community
116		-	12 workplace commuting as defined by the Secretary of State by
117		-	13 administrative rule. The design and color of the plates shall
118		-	14 be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The
119		-	15 Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement this
120		-	16 subsection (b-5).
121		-	17 (c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year,
122		-	18 county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county sheriff
123		-	19 and designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued
124		-	20 registration plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall
125		-	21 be exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration from
126		-	22 one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall
127		-	23 report to the Secretary of State any transfer of registration
128		-	24 plates from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for
129		-	25 any county sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The
130		-	26 Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this
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142		-	2 (c-5) Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
143		-	3 municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
144		-	4 Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
145		-	5 fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS that have
146		-	6 been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of this
147		-	7 Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
148		-	8 registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each fire
149		-	9 department, fire protection district, of MABAS shall report to
150		-	10 the Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates
151		-	11 from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any fire
152		-	12 department, fire protection district, or MABAS. The Secretary
153		-	13 of State shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.
154		-	14 (d) Beginning with the 2013 registration year, municipally
155		-	15 owned vehicles operated by or for any police department that
156		-	16 have been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of
157		-	17 this Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
158		-	18 registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each
159		-	19 municipal police department shall report to the Secretary of
160		-	20 State any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to
161		-	21 another vehicle operated by or for any municipal police
162		-	22 department. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to
163		-	23 implement this subsection (d).
164		-	24 (e) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, any vehicle
165		-	25 owned or operated by a county, township, or municipal
166		-	26 corporation that has been issued registration plates under
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177		-	1 this Section is exempt from any fee for the transfer of
178		-	2 registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county,
179		-	3 township, or municipal corporation shall report to the
180		-	4 Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from
181		-	5 one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county,
182		-	6 township, or municipal corporation.
183		-	7 (f) Beginning with the 2020 registration year, any vehicle
184		-	8 owned or operated by a public school district from grades
185		-	9 K-12, a public community college, or a medical facility or
186		-	10 hospital of a municipality, county, or township that has been
187		-	11 issued registration plates under this Section is exempt from
188		-	12 any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle to
189		-	13 another vehicle. Each school district, public community
190		-	14 college, or medical facility or hospital shall report to the
191		-	15 Secretary any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle
192		-	16 to another vehicle operated by the school district, public
193		-	17 community college, or medical facility.
194		-	18 (g) Beginning with the 2025 registration year, vehicles
195		-	19 owned or operated by or for a private or public university
196		-	20 police department or a private or public college police
197		-	21 department, except for motor driven cycles and all-terrain
198		-	22 vehicles, may be registered under subsection (b) of this
199		-	23 Section. These registration plates shall contain the
200		-	24 designation "university police" or "college police" and shall
201		-	25 be numbered and distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of
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213		-	1 (Source: P.A. 103-135, eff. 1-1-24.)
214		-	2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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