Bill Text: IL HB5200 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reduces the registration fees for various types of vehicles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-09 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5200 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5200-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5200 Introduced , by Rep. Brad Halbrook SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-806 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806
625 ILCS 5/3-815 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reduces the registration fees for various types of vehicles.
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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 Sections 3-806 and 3-815 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-806) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806)
Sec. 3-806. Registration Fees; Motor Vehicles of the First
Division. Every owner of any other motor vehicle of the first
division, except as provided in Sections 3-804, 3-804.01,
3-804.3, 3-805, 3-806.3, 3-806.7, and 3-808, and every second
division vehicle weighing 8,000 pounds or less, shall pay the
Secretary of State an annual registration fee at the following
rates:
SCHEDULE OF REGISTRATION FEES
REQUIRED BY LAW
Beginning with the 2025 2021 registration year
Annual Fee
Motor vehicles of the first division other
than Autocycles, Motorcycles, Motor
Driven Cycles and Pedalcycles $111 $148

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Autocycles 51 68
Motorcycles, Motor Driven
Cycles and Pedalcycles 28 38
A $1 surcharge shall be collected in addition to the above
fees for motor vehicles of the first division, autocycles,
motorcycles, motor driven cycles, and pedalcycles to be
deposited into the State Police Vehicle Fund.
All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by
Public Act 96-34 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects
Fund.
A $2 surcharge shall be collected in addition to the above
fees for motor vehicles of the first division, autocycles,
motorcycles, motor driven cycles, and pedalcycles to be
deposited into the Park and Conservation Fund for the
Department of Natural Resources to use for conservation
efforts. The monies deposited into the Park and Conservation
Fund under this Section shall not be subject to administrative
charges or chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this
Act.
Of the fees collected for motor vehicles of the first
division other than Autocycles, Motorcycles, Motor Driven
Cycles, and Pedalcycles, $1 of the fees shall be deposited
into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund and $49 of
the fees shall be deposited into the Road Fund.
(Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19.)

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(625 ILCS 5/3-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second
division.
(a) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3 and 3-804.3,
every owner of a vehicle of the second division registered
under Section 3-813, and not registered under the mileage
weight tax under Section 3-818, shall pay to the Secretary of
State, for each registration year, for the use of the public
highways, a flat weight tax at the rates set forth in the
following table, the rates including the $10 registration fee:
SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
REQUIRED BY LAW
Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees
Including Vehicle each Fiscal
and Maximum Load Class year
8,000 lbs. and less B $111 $148
8,001 lbs. to 10,000 lbs. C 163 218
10,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs. D 178 238
12,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs. F 257 342
16,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs. H 590
26,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs. J 547 730
28,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs. K 700 942
32,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs. L 812 1,082
36,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. N 976 1,302
40,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs. P 1,490

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45,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. Q 1,638
50,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs. R 1,798
55,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs. S 1,930
59,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs. T 2,070
64,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs. V 2,394
73,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs. X 2,722
77,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs. Z 2,890
Beginning with the 2010 registration year a $1 surcharge
shall be collected for vehicles registered in the 8,000 lbs.
and less flat weight plate category above to be deposited into
the State Police Vehicle Fund.
Beginning with the 2014 registration year, a $2 surcharge
shall be collected in addition to the above fees for vehicles
registered in the 8,000 lb. and less flat weight plate
category as described in this subsection (a) to be deposited
into the Park and Conservation Fund for the Department of
Natural Resources to use for conservation efforts. The monies
deposited into the Park and Conservation Fund under this
Section shall not be subject to administrative charges or
chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this Act.
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 fees shall be deposited into the
Road Fund.
All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by
Public Act 96-34 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects

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Fund.
(a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or
combination of vehicles of the second division registered
under Section 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are
subject to the gross weight limitations in subsection (a) of
Section 15-111 for which the owner of the vehicle or
combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to the
registration fee in subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of
State for each registration year. The Secretary shall
designate this class of vehicle as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
(a-5) Beginning January 1, 2015, upon the request of the
vehicle owner, a $10 surcharge shall be collected in addition
to the above fees for vehicles in the 12,000 lbs. and less flat
weight plate categories as described in subsection (a) to be
deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
Fund. The $10 surcharge is to identify vehicles in the 12,000
lbs. and less flat weight plate categories as a covered farm
vehicle. The $10 surcharge is an annual, flat fee that shall be
based on an applicant's new or existing registration year for
each vehicle in the 12,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate
categories. A designation as a covered farm vehicle under this
subsection (a-5) shall not alter a vehicle's registration as a
registration in the 12,000 lbs. or less flat weight category.
The Secretary shall adopt any rules necessary to implement
this subsection (a-5).

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(a-10) Beginning January 1, 2019, upon the request of the
vehicle owner, the Secretary of State shall collect a $10
surcharge in addition to the fees for second division vehicles
in the 8,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate category
described in subsection (a) that are issued a registration
plate under Article VI of this Chapter. The $10 surcharge
shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License
Plate Fund. The $10 surcharge is to identify a vehicle in the
8,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate category as a covered
farm vehicle. The $10 surcharge is an annual, flat fee that
shall be based on an applicant's new or existing registration
year for each vehicle in the 8,000 lbs. and less flat weight
plate category. A designation as a covered farm vehicle under
this subsection (a-10) shall not alter a vehicle's
registration in the 8,000 lbs. or less flat weight category.
The Secretary shall adopt any rules necessary to implement
this subsection (a-10).
(b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping
trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck
camper or van camper used primarily for recreational purposes,
and not used commercially, nor for hire, nor owned by a
commercial business, may be registered for each registration
year upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of
a registration fee and highway use tax, according to the
following table of fees:
MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER

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Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees
Including Vehicle and Each
Maximum Load Calendar Year
8,000 lbs and less $78
8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs 90
10,001 Lbs. and Over 102
CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees
Including Vehicle and Each
Maximum Load Calendar Year
3,000 Lbs. and Less $18
3,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs. 30
8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs. 38
10,001 Lbs. and Over 50
Every house trailer must be registered under Section
3-819.
(c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the owner's
own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising
operations and not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in
the transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable
fruit or vegetables from farm to the point of first
processing, may be registered by the owner under this
paragraph in lieu of registration under paragraph (a), upon
filing of a proper application and the payment of the $10
registration fee and the highway use tax herein specified as
follows:

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SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Amount for
Including Truck and each
Maximum Load Class Fiscal Year
16,000 lbs. or less VF $250
16,001 to 20,000 lbs. VG 326
20,001 to 24,000 lbs. VH 390
24,001 to 28,000 lbs. VJ 478
28,001 to 32,000 lbs. VK 606
32,001 to 36,000 lbs. VL 710
36,001 to 45,000 lbs. VP 910
45,001 to 54,999 lbs. VR 1,126
55,000 to 64,000 lbs. VT 1,302
64,001 to 73,280 lbs. VV 1,390
73,281 to 77,000 lbs. VX 1,450
77,001 to 80,000 lbs. VZ 1,590
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 fees shall be deposited into the
Road Fund.
In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck
registration as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the
flat weight tax due hereunder before operating such truck.
Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a
distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, that are
subject to the weight limitations in subsection (a) of Section

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