Bill Text: IL SB1519 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue special registration plates designated as United States Submarine Veterans plates to residents of this State who served in the United States Navy as a submariner.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-10 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB1519 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB1519-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1519 Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue special registration plates designated as United States Submarine Veterans plates to residents of this State who served in the United States Navy as a submariner.
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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. United States Submarine Veterans plates.
(a) 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 designated as
United States Submarine Veterans plates to residents of this
State who served in the United States Navy as a submariner. The
special plates issued under 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 under this Section shall expire according
to the multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of
this Code.
(b) The plates shall display the United States Submarine
Veterans logo and the phrase "Silent Service". In all other
respects, the design and color of the special plates shall be
wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate
documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany

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each application. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion,
allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized
in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates
are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed
in subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary
shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in his or
her discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided under Section 3-412.