Bill Text: IL SB2079 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall implement a program for the creation of a digital electronic license plate for the purpose of (i) providing accurate and reliable information to law enforcement regarding specific temporary uses of commercial vehicles, (ii) reducing abuse and increasing compliance with the use and transfer of commercial license plates, (iii) providing for a dual-number and dynamic plate numbering system with dynamic expiration for plates, (iv) providing digital electronic license plates for commercial vehicle sharing, ride-sharing platforms, and non-owned commercial vehicle usage, (v) providing temporary and dynamic numbering for temporary approvals issued to commercial trucks, including U.S. Department of Transportation numbers, and (vi) generating revenue for the State by and through in-state and out-of-state licensing for utilization across all states. Provides that the program shall only be available to no more than 1,000 motor vehicles that are used commercially, used for hire, or owned by a commercial business. Provides that the Secretary shall enter into a contract by December 31, 2019 with a private vendor for the purposes of researching, reporting, developing, acquiring, and implementing the utilization of a digital electronic license plate for temporary uses of commercial vehicles. Provides that on or before January 1, 2021, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the General Assembly on the operation of the program. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2079 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB2079-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB2079 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-401.5 new
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall implement a program for the creation of a digital electronic license plate for the purpose of (i) providing accurate and reliable information to law enforcement regarding specific temporary uses of commercial vehicles, (ii) reducing abuse and increasing compliance with the use and transfer of commercial license plates, (iii) providing for a dual-number and dynamic plate numbering system with dynamic expiration for plates, (iv) providing digital electronic license plates for commercial vehicle sharing, ride-sharing platforms, and non-owned commercial vehicle usage, (v) providing temporary and dynamic numbering for temporary approvals issued to commercial trucks, including U.S. Department of Transportation numbers, and (vi) generating revenue for the State by and through in-state and out-of-state licensing for utilization across all states. Provides that the program shall only be available to no more than 1,000 motor vehicles that are used commercially, used for hire, or owned by a commercial business. Provides that the Secretary shall enter into a contract by December 31, 2019 with a private vendor for the purposes of researching, reporting, developing, acquiring, and implementing the utilization of a digital electronic license plate for temporary uses of commercial vehicles. Provides that on or before January 1, 2021, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the General Assembly on the operation of the program. Effective immediately.
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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 3-401.5 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-401.5 new)
Sec. 3-401.5. Temporary commercial vehicle digital
electronic license plates.
(a) The Secretary of State shall implement a program for
the creation of a digital electronic license plate for the
purpose of (i) providing accurate and reliable information to
law enforcement regarding specific temporary uses of
commercial vehicles; (ii) reducing abuse and increasing
compliance with the use and transfer of commercial license
plates; (iii) providing for a dual-number and dynamic plate
numbering system with dynamic expiration for plates; (iv)
providing digital electronic license plates for commercial
vehicle sharing, ride-sharing platforms, and non-owned
commercial vehicle usage; (v) providing temporary and dynamic
numbering for temporary approvals issued to commercial trucks,
including U.S. Department of Transportation numbers; and (v)
generating revenue for the State by and through in-state and
out-of-state licensing for utilization across all states. This

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program shall only be available to no more than 1,000 motor
vehicles that are used commercially, used for hire, or owned by
a commercial business.
(b) As used in this Section, "digital electronic license
plate" means an electronic display that is mounted on the back
or side of a vehicle in place of a license plate issued by the
Secretary of State pursuant to this Code or in place of numbers
issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
(c) The registered owner of a vehicle interested in
participating in the program shall sign an informed consent
agreement designed by the Secretary of State. The form and fee
shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for processing.
(d) For the purposes of developing and evaluating the use
of a digital electronic license plate, the State may enter into
any of the following:
(1) A request for proposals.
(2) A memorandum of understanding.
(3) A letter of intent.
(4) Other instruments deemed appropriate by the
Secretary.
(e) The Secretary shall enter into a contract by December
31, 2019 with a private vendor for the purposes of researching,
reporting, developing, acquiring, and implementing the
utilization of a digital electronic license plate for temporary
uses of commercial vehicles. The contract shall include a
requirement that the private vendor pay for the costs of all

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relevant activities incurred by the Secretary for
implementation of the program pursuant to this Section. The
contract shall permit the vendor to charge a fee for each
temporary use of a commercial electronic plate. The vendor
shall be permitted to retain 100% of the fee charged for each
temporary use until such time that it recovers its upfront
costs of implementing the program, then 50% of the fee charged
for each such use thereafter. The remainder shall be remitted
to the Secretary for deposit into the Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund. The contract shall also include a
confidentiality provision sufficient to provide protection for
the vendor's proprietary information and methods.
(f) Each temporary use of the commercial dynamic numbering
shall require the vendor to utilize a variety of driver data,
including, but not limited to, cross-checking motor vehicle
records and the Global Terrorist Watch List database before
issuing the dynamic number and authorizing use of the temporary
commercial digital plate. In no event shall any temporary
commercial digital dynamic number or plate be issued until
after an applicant selects and purchases temporary use
insurance as made available through the vendor. Such insurance
shall be effective for the duration of the temporary dynamic
number or usage and all properly licensed insurance providers
may participate in the program.
(g) On or before January 1, 2021, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the General Assembly concerning the

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operation of the program, including, but not limited to, the
prospect of increased revenues to the State by expanding the
program, the nature and cost savings associated with the
program, the security and reliability of the digital electronic
license plates, options for the driver of the vehicle to
display and to change the messages displayed on the digital
electronic license plate, and any recommendations on the future
use of digital electronic license plates that the Secretary
deems appropriate.
(h) This Section specifically grants authority to the
Secretary of State to issue digital electronic license plates.
Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the Secretary of State
from creating or implementing any other digital electronic
license plate program for vehicles.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.