Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3388 Latest Draft

Bill / Engrossed Version Filed 03/25/2025

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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 1-120.7 and 3-808.1 as follows:
6  (625 ILCS 5/1-120.7)
7  Sec. 1-120.7. Fire department vehicle. Any vehicle,
8  recreational off-highway vehicle, all-terrain vehicle,
9  watercraft, aircraft, bicycle, or electric personal assistive
10  mobility device that is designated or authorized by proper
11  local authorities for fire department use.
12  (Source: P.A. 95-28, eff. 8-7-07.)
13  (625 ILCS 5/3-808.1)    (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)
14  Sec. 3-808.1. Permanent vehicle registration plate.
15  (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
16  at no charge, to the following:
17  1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
18  owned and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
19  agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
20  Assembly;
21  2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned
22  and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State

 

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1  agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
2  Assembly.
3  (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
4  for a one-time fee of $8.00, to the following:
5  1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
6  operated by or for any county, township or municipal
7  corporation.
8  2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal
9  corporations for persons with disabilities.
10  3. Beginning with the 1991 registration year,
11  county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county
12  sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. These registration
13  plates shall contain the specific county code and unit
14  number.
15  4. All-terrain vehicles owned by counties, townships,
16  or municipal corporations and used for law enforcement
17  purposes or used as fire department vehicles when the
18  Manufacturer's Statement of Origin is accompanied with a
19  letter from the original manufacturer or a manufacturer's
20  franchised dealer stating that this all-terrain vehicle
21  has been converted to a street worthy vehicle that meets
22  the equipment requirements set forth in Chapter 12 of this
23  Code.
24  5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year,
25  municipally owned vehicles operated by or for any police
26  department. These registration plates shall contain the

 

 

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1  designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and
2  distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
3  6. Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
4  municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
5  Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
6  fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. These
7  registration plates shall display the designation "Fire
8  Department" and shall display the specific fire
9  department, fire district, fire unit, or MABAS division
10  number or letter.
11  7. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
12  that do not require a school bus driver permit under
13  Section 6-104 to operate and are not registered under
14  Section 3-617 of this Code, and are owned by a public
15  school district from grades K-12 or a public community
16  college.
17  8. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
18  of the first division or vehicles of the second division
19  weighing not more than 8,000 pounds that are owned by a
20  medical facility or hospital of a municipality, county, or
21  township.
22  9. Beginning with the 2020 registration year, 2-axle
23  motor vehicles that (i) are designed and used as buses in a
24  public system for transporting more than 10 passengers;
25  (ii) are used as common carriers in the general
26  transportation of passengers and not devoted to any

 

 

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1  specialized purpose; (iii) operate entirely within the
2  territorial limits of a single municipality or a single
3  municipality and contiguous municipalities; and (iv) are
4  subject to the regulation of the Illinois Commerce
5  Commission. The owner of a vehicle under this paragraph is
6  exempt from paying a flat weight tax or a mileage weight
7  tax under this Code.
8  (b-5) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, permanent
9  vehicle registration plates shall be issued for a one-time fee
10  of $8.00 to a county, township, or municipal corporation that
11  owns or operates vehicles used for the purpose of community
12  workplace commuting as defined by the Secretary of State by
13  administrative rule. The design and color of the plates shall
14  be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The
15  Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement this
16  subsection (b-5).
17  (c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year,
18  county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county sheriff
19  and designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued
20  registration plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall
21  be exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration from
22  one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall
23  report to the Secretary of State any transfer of registration
24  plates from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for
25  any county sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The
26  Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this

 

 

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1  subsection (c).
2  (c-5) Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
3  municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
4  Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
5  fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS that have
6  been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of this
7  Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
8  registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each fire
9  department, fire protection district, of MABAS shall report to
10  the Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates
11  from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any fire
12  department, fire protection district, or MABAS. The Secretary
13  of State shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.
14  (d) Beginning with the 2013 registration year, municipally
15  owned vehicles operated by or for any police department that
16  have been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of
17  this Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
18  registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each
19  municipal police department shall report to the Secretary of
20  State any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to
21  another vehicle operated by or for any municipal police
22  department. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to
23  implement this subsection (d).
24  (e) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, any vehicle
25  owned or operated by a county, township, or municipal
26  corporation that has been issued registration plates under

 

 

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1  this Section is exempt from any fee for the transfer of
2  registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county,
3  township, or municipal corporation shall report to the
4  Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from
5  one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county,
6  township, or municipal corporation.
7  (f) Beginning with the 2020 registration year, any vehicle
8  owned or operated by a public school district from grades
9  K-12, a public community college, or a medical facility or
10  hospital of a municipality, county, or township that has been
11  issued registration plates under this Section is exempt from
12  any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle to
13  another vehicle. Each school district, public community
14  college, or medical facility or hospital shall report to the
15  Secretary any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle
16  to another vehicle operated by the school district, public
17  community college, or medical facility.
18  (g) Beginning with the 2025 registration year, vehicles
19  owned or operated by or for a private or public university
20  police department or a private or public college police
21  department, except for motor driven cycles and all-terrain
22  vehicles, may be registered under subsection (b) of this
23  Section. These registration plates shall contain the
24  designation "university police" or "college police" and shall
25  be numbered and distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of
26  State.

 

 

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1  (Source: P.A. 103-135, eff. 1-1-24.)
2  Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3  becoming law.

 

 

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