Bill Text: IL HB5421 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the renewal application of a military series registration plate by a veteran with a disability shall be accompanied with documentation for eligibility of registration without fee unless the applicant has a permanent qualifying disability, and such registration plates or digital registration plates may not be issued to any person not eligible therefor. Provides that the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs may assist in providing the documentation of disability.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5421 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5421-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5421 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Swanson - Grant Wehrli - Avery Bourne - Amy Grant SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-609.3
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the renewal application of a military series registration plate by a veteran with a disability shall be accompanied with documentation for eligibility of registration without fee unless the applicant has a permanent qualifying disability, and such registration plates or digital registration plates may not be issued to any person not eligible therefor. Provides that the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs may assist in providing the documentation of disability.
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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 3-609.3 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-609.3)
Sec. 3-609.3. Military series registration plates for
veterans with disabilities.
(a) In lieu of receiving registration plates without the
payment of a fee under Section 3-609, any veteran who holds
proof of a 50% or greater service-connected disability from the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs may apply for a
military series registration plate in the manner prescribed by
the Secretary of State. Upon the veteran showing proof of the
disability, a military series registration plate may be issued
to the veteran without fee for the registration of one motor
vehicle of the first division or one motor vehicle of the
second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
(b) Renewal of such registration shall be accompanied with
documentation for eligibility of registration without fee
unless the applicant has a permanent qualifying disability, and
such registration plates or digital registration plates may not
be issued to any person not eligible therefor. The Illinois

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Department of Veterans' Affairs may assist in providing the
documentation of disability.
(Source: P.A. 101-262, eff. 1-1-20.)