104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2354 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Jason Plummer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/3-606 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-606.5 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-610 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-405.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405.1625 ILCS 5/3-604 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-604 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals provisions concerning the issuance of special registration plates to current and retired members of the General Assembly, current and retired members of Congress, and executive branch officers and makes conforming changes. LRB104 05743 LNS 15773 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2354 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Jason Plummer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/3-606 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-606.5 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-610 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-405.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405.1625 ILCS 5/3-604 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-604 625 ILCS 5/3-606 rep. 625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 rep. 625 ILCS 5/3-606.5 rep. 625 ILCS 5/3-610 rep. 625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 rep. 625 ILCS 5/3-405.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405.1 625 ILCS 5/3-604 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-604 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals provisions concerning the issuance of special registration plates to current and retired members of the General Assembly, current and retired members of Congress, and executive branch officers and makes conforming changes. LRB104 05743 LNS 15773 b LRB104 05743 LNS 15773 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2354 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Jason Plummer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-606 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-606.5 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-610 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-405.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405.1625 ILCS 5/3-604 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-604 625 ILCS 5/3-606 rep. 625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 rep. 625 ILCS 5/3-606.5 rep. 625 ILCS 5/3-610 rep. 625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 rep. 625 ILCS 5/3-405.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405.1 625 ILCS 5/3-604 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-604
625 ILCS 5/3-606 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-606.5 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-610 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-405.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405.1
625 ILCS 5/3-604 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-604
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals provisions concerning the issuance of special registration plates to current and retired members of the General Assembly, current and retired members of Congress, and executive branch officers and makes conforming changes.
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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 (625 ILCS 5/3-606 rep.)
5 (625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 rep.)
6 (625 ILCS 5/3-606.5 rep.)
7 (625 ILCS 5/3-610 rep.)
8 (625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 rep.)
9 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
10 repealing Sections 3-606, 3-606.1, 3-606.5, 3-610, and
11 3-610.1.
12 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
13 changing Sections 3-405.1 and 3-604 as follows:
14 (625 ILCS 5/3-405.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405.1)
15 Sec. 3-405.1. Application for vanity and personalized
16 license plates.
17 (a) Vanity license plates mean any license plates,
18 assigned to a passenger motor vehicle of the first division,
19 to a motor vehicle of the second division registered at not
20 more than 8,000 pounds, to a trailer weighing 8,000 pounds or
21 less paying the flat weight tax, to a funeral home vehicle, an
22 electric vehicle, or a recreational vehicle, which display a
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB2354 Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Jason Plummer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-606 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-606.5 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-610 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 rep.625 ILCS 5/3-405.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405.1625 ILCS 5/3-604 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-604 625 ILCS 5/3-606 rep. 625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 rep. 625 ILCS 5/3-606.5 rep. 625 ILCS 5/3-610 rep. 625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 rep. 625 ILCS 5/3-405.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405.1 625 ILCS 5/3-604 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-604
625 ILCS 5/3-606 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-606.5 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-610 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-405.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405.1
625 ILCS 5/3-604 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-604
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals provisions concerning the issuance of special registration plates to current and retired members of the General Assembly, current and retired members of Congress, and executive branch officers and makes conforming changes.
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625 ILCS 5/3-606 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-606.1 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-606.5 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-610 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-610.1 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-405.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405.1
625 ILCS 5/3-604 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-604
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1 registration number containing 1 to 7 letters and no numbers
2 or 1, 2, or 3 numbers and no letters as requested by the owner
3 of the vehicle and license plates issued to retired members of
4 Congress under Section 3-610.1 or to retired members of the
5 General Assembly as provided in Section 3-606.1. Personalized
6 license plates mean any license plates, assigned to a
7 passenger motor vehicle of the first division, to a motor
8 vehicle of the second division registered at not more than
9 8,000 pounds, to a trailer weighing 8,000 pounds or less
10 paying the flat weight tax, to a funeral home vehicle, an
11 electric vehicle, or a recreational vehicle, which display a
12 registration number containing one of the following
13 combinations of letters and numbers, as requested by the owner
14 of the vehicle:
15 Standard Passenger Plates
16 First Division Vehicles
17 1 letter plus 0-99
18 2 letters plus 0-99
19 3 letters plus 0-99
20 4 letters plus 0-99
21 5 letters plus 0-99
22 6 letters plus 0-9
23 Second Division Vehicles
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1 8,000 pounds or less, Trailers
2 8,000 pounds or less paying the flat
3 weight tax, and Recreation Vehicles
4 0-999 plus 1 letter
5 0-999 plus 2 letters
6 0-999 plus 3 letters
7 0-99 plus 4 letters
8 0-9 plus 5 letters
9 (b) For any registration period commencing after December
10 31, 2003, any person who is the registered owner of a passenger
11 motor vehicle of the first division, of a motor vehicle of the
12 second division registered at not more than 8,000 pounds, of a
13 trailer weighing 8,000 pounds or less paying the flat weight
14 tax, of a funeral home vehicle, of an electric vehicle, or of a
15 recreational vehicle registered with the Secretary of State or
16 who makes application for an original registration of such a
17 motor vehicle or renewal registration of such a motor vehicle
18 may, upon payment of a fee prescribed in Section 3-806.1 or
19 Section 3-806.5, apply to the Secretary of State for vanity or
20 personalized license plates.
21 (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter 3, vanity
22 and personalized license plates as issued under this Section
23 shall be the same color and design as other passenger vehicle
24 license plates or electric vehicle license plates and shall
25 not in any manner conflict with any other existing passenger,
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1 commercial, trailer, motorcycle, or special license plate
2 series. However, special registration plates issued under
3 Sections 3-611 and 3-616 for vehicles operated by or for
4 persons with disabilities may also be vanity or personalized
5 license plates.
6 (d) Vanity and personalized license plates shall be issued
7 only to the registered owner of the vehicle on which they are
8 to be displayed, except as provided in Sections 3-611 and
9 3-616 for special registration plates for vehicles operated by
10 or for persons with disabilities.
11 (e) An applicant for the issuance of vanity or
12 personalized license plates or subsequent renewal thereof
13 shall file an application in such form and manner and by such
14 date as the Secretary of State may, in his discretion,
15 require.
16 No vanity nor personalized license plates shall be
17 approved, manufactured, or distributed that contain any
18 characters, symbols other than the international accessibility
19 symbol for vehicles operated by or for persons with
20 disabilities, foreign words, or letters of punctuation.
21 (f) Vanity and personalized license plates as issued
22 pursuant to this Act may be subject to the Staggered
23 Registration System as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
24 (g) For purposes of this Section, "funeral home vehicle"
25 means any motor vehicle of the first division or motor vehicle
26 of the second division weighing 8,000 pounds or less that is
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1 owned or leased by a funeral home.
2 (h) As used in this Section, "electric vehicle" means any
3 vehicle that is required to be registered under Section 3-805.
4 (Source: P.A. 102-154, eff. 1-1-22.)
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