Bill Text: IL HB0222 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates designated as Defense Superior Service license plates to Illinois residents who have been awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal. Provides that no registration fee shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a Defense Superior Service plate.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-23 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0222 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB0222-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB0222 Introduced , by Rep. LaToya Greenwood SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates designated as Defense Superior Service license plates to Illinois residents who have been awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal. Provides that no registration fee shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a Defense Superior Service plate.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Section 3-699.22 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new)
Sec. 3-699.22. Defense Superior Service plates. The
Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form
prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration
plates designated as Defense Superior Service license plates
to Illinois residents who have been awarded the Defense
Superior Service Medal by a branch of the armed forces of the
United States. The special plates issued pursuant to this
Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
first division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. The Secretary
may allow the plates to be issued as vanity or personalized
plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1. The Secretary shall
make a version of the special registration plates authorized
under this Section in a form appropriate for motorcycles.
The design and color of the plates shall be wholly within
the discretion of the Secretary. No registration fee,
including the fees established under Section 3-806, shall be

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charged for the issuance or renewal of any plates issued under
this Section.