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92_HB4937ham002
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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4937
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 4937, AS AMENDED,
3 by inserting after the enacting clause the following:
4 "Section 3. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5 Section 5.570 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 105/5.570 new)
7 Sec. 5.570. The Professional Sports Teams Education
8 Fund."; and
9 by replacing the introductory clause of Section 5 with the
10 following:
11 "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
12 changing Sections 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-625, and 3-806.3 and
13 renumbering Sections 3-648 as added by Public Act 92-79 and
14 3-648 as added by Public Act 92-467 and by adding Section
15 3-654 as follows:"; and
16 by inserting immediately below the introductory clause of
17 Section 5 the following:
18 "(625 ILCS 5/3-621) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-621)
19 Sec. 3-621. The Secretary, upon receipt of an
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1 application, made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
2 State, may issue to members of the Illinois National Guard,
3 and to Illinois residents who are either former members of
4 the Illinois National Guard or the surviving spouses of
5 Illinois National Guard members, special registration plates.
6 The special plates issued pursuant to this Section shall be
7 affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division or
8 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
9 8,000 pounds subject to the staggered registration system.
10 The design and color of such plates shall be wholly
11 within the discretion of the Secretary of State.
12 (Source: P.A. 84-986.)
13 (625 ILCS 5/3-622) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-622)
14 Sec. 3-622. The Secretary, upon receipt of an
15 application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
16 State, may issue to members of the United States Armed Forces
17 Reserves who reside in Illinois, and to Illinois residents
18 who are either former members of the United States Armed
19 Forces Reserves or the surviving spouses of United States
20 Armed Forces Reserve members who resided in Illinois, special
21 registration plates. The special plates issued pursuant to
22 this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of
23 the first division or motor vehicles of the second division
24 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds subject to the staggered
25 registration system. The design and color of such plates
26 shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of
27 State.
28 (Source: P.A. 84-986.)"; and
29 by inserting after the last line of the renumbered Sec. 3-651
30 of Section 5 the following:
31 "(625 ILCS 5/3-654 new)
32 Sec. 3-654. Professional Sports Teams license plates.
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1 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
2 in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
3 registration plates designated as Professional Sports Teams
4 license plates. The special plates issued under this Section
5 shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
6 division and motor vehicles of the second division weighing
7 not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section
8 shall expire according to the multi-year procedure
9 established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
10 (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within
11 the discretion of the Secretary, except that the plates
12 shall, subject to the permission of the applicable team
13 owner, display the logo of the Chicago Bears, the Chicago
14 Bulls, the Chicago Black Hawks, the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago
15 White Sox, the St. Louis Rams, or the St. Louis Cardinals, at
16 the applicant's option. The Secretary may allow the plates
17 to be issued as vanity or personalized plates under Section
18 3-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers
19 or decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
20 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
21 a $40 fee for original issuance in addition to the
22 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be
23 deposited into the Professional Sports Teams Education Fund
24 and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
25 Special License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to
26 help defray the administrative processing costs.
27 For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in
28 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
29 charged. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the
30 Professional Sports Teams Education Fund and $2 shall be
31 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
32 Fund.
33 (d) The Professional Sports Teams Education Fund is
34 created as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys
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1 in the Professional Sports Teams Education Fund shall,
2 subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval
3 by the Secretary, be deposited every 6 months into the Common
4 School Fund."; and
5 by replacing Sec. 3-806.3 of Section 5 with the following:
6 "(625 ILCS 5/3-806.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.3)
7 Sec. 3-806.3. Senior Citizens.
8 Commencing with the 1986 registration year and extending
9 through the 2000 registration year, the registration fee paid
10 by any vehicle owner who has claimed and received a grant
11 under the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax
12 Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act" or who is the
13 spouse of such a person shall be reduced by 50% for passenger
14 cars displaying standard multi-year registration plates
15 issued under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles displaying
16 special registration plates issued under Section 3-616, motor
17 vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
18 3-815(a) and recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds
19 or less under Section 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of
20 claimants shall also be entitled to the reduced registration
21 rate for the registration year in which the claimant was
22 eligible.
23 Commencing with the 2001 registration year and extending
24 through the 2003 registration year, the registration fee paid
25 by any vehicle owner who has claimed and received a grant
26 under the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax
27 Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act" or who is the
28 spouse of such a person shall be $24 instead of the fee
29 otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying
30 standard multi-year registration plates issued under Section
31 3-414.1, motor vehicles displaying special registration
32 plates issued under Section 3-616, motor vehicles registered
33 at 8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(a) and
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1 recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less
2 under Section 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of claimants
3 shall also be entitled to this reduced registration fee for
4 the registration year in which the claimant was eligible.
5 Commencing with the 2004 registration year, the
6 registration fee paid by any vehicle owner who has claimed
7 and received a grant under the Senior Citizens and Disabled
8 Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act
9 or who is the spouse of such a person shall be $24 instead of
10 the fee otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars
11 displaying standard multi-year registration plates issued
12 under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles displaying special
13 registration plates issued under Section 3-616, 3-621, 3-622,
14 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645,
15 3-647, 3-650, or 3-651, motor vehicles registered at 8,000
16 pounds or less under Section 3-815(a), and recreational
17 vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
18 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of claimants shall also be
19 entitled to this reduced registration fee for the
20 registration year in which the claimant was eligible.
21 No more than one reduced registration fee under this
22 Section shall be allowed during any 12 month period based on
23 the primary eligibility of any individual, whether such
24 reduced registration fee is allowed to the individual or to
25 the spouse, widow or widower of such individual. This
26 Section does not apply to the fee paid in addition to the
27 registration fee for motor vehicles displaying vanity or
28 special personalized license plates under Section 3-806.1.
29 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99; revised 12-06-01.)".
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