Bill Text: IL HB2386 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plates to Illinois residents that served in the United States Armed Forces after July 1, 1958 and participated in U.S. military operations, U.S. operations in direct support of the United Nations, or U.S. operations of assistance for friendly foreign nations. Provides that the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plates shall expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by the Code. Provides that the Secretary has discretion as to the design, color, and format of the plates. Provides that the plates are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-31 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl [HB2386 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB2386-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2386 Introduced , by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-699.26 new
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plates to Illinois residents that served in the United States Armed Forces after July 1, 1958 and participated in U.S. military operations, U.S. operations in direct support of the United Nations, or U.S. operations of assistance for friendly foreign nations. Provides that the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plates shall expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by the Code. Provides that the Secretary has discretion as to the design, color, and format of the plates. Provides that the plates are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln".
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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 3-699.26 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-699.26 new)
Sec. 3-699.26. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license
plates.
(a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may
issue special registration plates registered as Armed Forces
Expeditionary license plates to residents of Illinois who
served in the United States Armed Forces after July 1, 1958 and
participated in U.S. military operations, U.S. operations in
direct support of the United Nations, or U.S. operations of
assistance for friendly foreign nations. 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. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by
Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

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