Bill Text: IL SB2015 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2024, and continuing as long as funds are available, a person may apply for a rebate in specified amounts following the purchase of an electric bicycle in Illinois. Prohibits the rebate amount from exceeding the purchase price of the electric bicycle. Contains eligibility requirements. Requires a person who is awarded a rebate to retain ownership of the electric bicycle for a minimum of 12 consecutive months. Provides that a person may apply for and receive a rebate only once in a 10-year period and that only one rebate may be awarded per person per electric bicycle. Contains other provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-17 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Natalie Toro [SB2015 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB2015-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Electric Vehicle Rebate Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | adding Section 50 as follows:
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| 6 | (415 ILCS 120/50 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sec. 50. Electric bicycle rebate. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (a) In this Section, "electric bicycle" does not include | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | an electric moped. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (b) Beginning July 1, 2024, and continuing as long as | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | funds are available, a person may apply for a rebate following | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | the purchase of an electric bicycle in Illinois. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), a rebate awarded under | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | this Section shall not exceed the purchase price of the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | electric bicycle. A rebate awarded under this Section shall be | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | in the amount of: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | (1) $400 for a person who is not a low-income | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | purchaser of the electric bicycle; and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | (2) $1,200 for a person who is a low-income purchaser | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | of the electric bicycle. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | (c) To be eligible to receive a rebate under this Section, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | a person must: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | (1) reside in Illinois at the time the person | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | purchases the electric bicycle and at the time the rebate | ||||||
| 2 | is issued; | ||||||
| 3 | (2) have purchased the electric bicycle in Illinois on | ||||||
| 4 | or after July 1, 2022; | ||||||
| 5 | (3) own the electric bicycle at the time the rebate is | ||||||
| 6 | issued; | ||||||
| 7 | (4) not have purchased the electric bicycle from an | ||||||
| 8 | out-of-state seller; | ||||||
| 9 | (5) apply for the rebate within 90 days after the date | ||||||
| 10 | that the electric bicycle was leased or purchased if the | ||||||
| 11 | electric vehicle was leased or purchased on or after July | ||||||
| 12 | 1, 2024; and | ||||||
| 13 | (6) provide the Agency with proof that the person | ||||||
| 14 | resides in Illinois and owns the electric bicycle and that | ||||||
| 15 | the electric bicycle was purchased in Illinois, including, | ||||||
| 16 | but not limited to, a copy of a purchase agreement noting | ||||||
| 17 | an Illinois seller. | ||||||
| 18 | (d) A person who is awarded a rebate under this Section | ||||||
| 19 | must notify the Agency of any change in the person's residency | ||||||
| 20 | or ownership of the electric bicycle occurring between | ||||||
| 21 | applying for a rebate and its issuance. | ||||||
| 22 | (e) The Agency shall: | ||||||
| 23 | (1) provide materials for submitting an application | ||||||
| 24 | under this Section; | ||||||
| 25 | (2) adopt rules defining "low-income purchaser" for | ||||||
| 26 | purposes of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and this | ||||||
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| 1 | subsection; and | ||||||
| 2 | (3) prioritize reviewing applications of low-income | ||||||
| 3 | purchasers and shall give preference to low-income | ||||||
| 4 | applicants in awarding rebates under this Section. | ||||||
| 5 | (f) A person who is awarded a rebate under this Section | ||||||
| 6 | must retain ownership of the electric bicycle for a minimum of | ||||||
| 7 | 12 consecutive months immediately after its purchase. During | ||||||
| 8 | that time, the person must continuously reside in Illinois and | ||||||
| 9 | register the electric bicycle in Illinois. A person who | ||||||
| 10 | receives a rebate under this Section and fails to satisfy any | ||||||
| 11 | of the requirements of this subsection shall reimburse the | ||||||
| 12 | Agency all or part of the rebate amount awarded to the person | ||||||
| 13 | and shall notify the Agency of the failure within 60 days after | ||||||
| 14 | it occurs. | ||||||
| 15 | (g) Rebates may be awarded under this Section for the | ||||||
| 16 | purchase of a new or used electric bicycle. | ||||||
| 17 | (h) A person may apply for and receive a rebate under this | ||||||
| 18 | Section only once in a 10-year period, and only one rebate may | ||||||
| 19 | be awarded per person per electric bicycle.
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