Bill Text: IL SB2723 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Illinois Elks Association Fund. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Authorizes the Secretary of State to issue Illinois Elks Association specialty license plates. Makes the cost of issuance for these plates $30, with $15 going to the Illinois Elks Association Fund and $15 going to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Makes renewal costs $17, with $15 going to the Illinois Elks Association Fund and $2 going to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Allows distribution of moneys in the Illinois Elks Association Fund, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary of State, to the Illinois Elks Association or charitable entities it designates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2723 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB2723-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB2723 Introduced 1/28/2014, by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
30 ILCS 105/5.855 new
625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new
Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Illinois Elks Association Fund. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Authorizes the Secretary of State to issue Illinois Elks Association specialty license plates. Makes the cost of issuance for these plates $30, with $15 going to the Illinois Elks Association Fund and $15 going to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Makes renewal costs $17, with $15 going to the Illinois Elks Association Fund and $2 going to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Allows distribution of moneys in the Illinois Elks Association Fund, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary of State, to the Illinois Elks Association or charitable entities it designates.
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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 State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.855 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.855 new)
Sec. 5.855. The Illinois Elks Association Fund.
Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Section 3-699.14 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new)
Sec. 3-699.14. Illinois Elks Association plates.
(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may
issue special registration plates designated as Illinois Elks
Association license plates. The special plates issued under
this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
first division or motor vehicles of the second division
weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure
established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
(b) The design and color of the special plates shall be

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within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate
documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany
each application. The Secretary may allow the plates to be
issued as vanity plates or personalized plates under Section
3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or
decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
(c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a
$30 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
registration fee. Of this fee, $15 shall be deposited into the
Illinois Elks Association Fund and $15 shall be deposited into
the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used
by the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing
costs. For each registration renewal period, a $17 fee, in
addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
Of this fee, $15 shall be deposited into the Illinois Elks
Association Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary
of State Special License Plate Fund.
(d) The Illinois Elks Association Fund is created as a
special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Illinois
Elks Association Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation
by the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, as
grants to the Illinois Elks Association or to charitable
entities designated by the Illinois Elks Association.