Bill Text: IL HB4096 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reduces the trailer flat weight tax for maximum loads of 3,000 lbs and less from $118 to $18. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-09-14 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer [HB4096 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB4096-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB4096 Introduced , by Rep. Katie Stuart SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-819 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reduces the trailer flat weight tax for maximum loads of 3,000 lbs and less from $118 to $18. Effective immediately.
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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 changing
Section 3-819 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-819) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819)
Sec. 3-819. Trailer; Flat weight tax.
(a) Farm Trailer. Any farm trailer drawn by a motor vehicle
of the second division registered under paragraph (a) or (c) of
Section 3-815 and used exclusively by the owner for his own
agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising operations
and not used for hire, or any farm trailer utilized only in the
transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit
or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, and
any trailer used with a farm tractor that is not an implement
of husbandry may be registered under this paragraph in lieu of
registration under paragraph (b) of this Section upon the
filing of a proper application and the payment of the $10
registration fee and the highway use tax herein for use of the
public highways of this State, at the following rates which
include the $10 registration fee:
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
Gross Weight in Lbs. Class Total Amount

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Including Vehicle each
and Maximum Load Fiscal Year
10,000 lbs. or less VDD $160
10,001 to 14,000 lbs. VDE 206
14,001 to 20,000 lbs. VDG 266
20,001 to 28,000 lbs. VDJ 478
28,001 to 36,000 lbs. VDL 750
An owner may only apply for and receive two farm trailer
registrations.
(b) All other owners of trailers, other than apportionable
trailers registered under Section 3-402.1 of this Code, used
with a motor vehicle on the public highways, shall pay to the
Secretary of State for each registration year a flat weight
tax, for the use of the public highways of this State, at the
following rates (which includes the registration fee of $10
required by Section 3-813):
SCHEDULE OF TRAILER FLAT
WEIGHT TAX REQUIRED
BY LAW
Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees
Including Vehicle and each
Maximum Load Class Fiscal Year
3,000 lbs. and less TA $18 $118
5,000 lbs. and more than 3,000 TB 154
8,000 lbs. and more than 5,000 TC 158
10,000 lbs. and more than 8,000 TD 206

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14,000 lbs. and more than 10,000 TE 270
20,000 lbs. and more than 14,000 TG 358
32,000 lbs. and more than 20,000 TK 822
36,000 lbs. and more than 32,000 TL 1,182
40,000 lbs. and more than 36,000 TN 1,602
Of the fees collected under this subsection, $1 of the fees
shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services
Fund and $99 of the additional fees shall be deposited into the
Road Fund.
(c) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load
provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19.)