Bill Text: IL SB3456 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. Provides that, to be eligible to apply for an electric vehicle rebate, a purchaser must purchase or make a significant payment towards the purchase of (instead of purchase) an electric vehicle on or after July 1, 2022. Makes a conforming change. Provides that, if a person made a significant payment towards the purchase of the vehicle after July 1, 2022 but before the effective date of the amendatory Act, then the person may apply for the rebate within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-17 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB3456 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3456-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3456 Introduced 2/8/2024, by Sen. Robert F. Martwick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
415 ILCS 120/27
Amends the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. Provides that, to be eligible to the electric vehicle rebate, a purchaser must purchase or make a significant payment towards the purchase of (instead of purchase) an electric vehicle on or after July 1, 2022. Makes a conforming change. Provides that, if a person made a significant payment towards the purchase of the vehicle after July 1, 2022 but before the effective date of the amendatory Act, then the person may apply for the rebate within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Electric Vehicle Rebate Act is amended by
changing Section 27 as follows:
(415 ILCS 120/27)
Sec. 27. Electric vehicle rebate.
(a) Beginning July 1, 2022, and continuing as long as
funds are available, each person shall be eligible to apply
for a rebate, in the amounts set forth below, following the
purchase of an electric vehicle in Illinois. The Agency shall
issue rebates consistent with the provisions of this Act and
any implementing regulations adopted by the Agency. In no
event shall a rebate amount exceed the purchase price of the
vehicle.
(1) Beginning July 1, 2022, a $4,000 rebate for the
purchase of an electric vehicle that is not an electric
motorcycle.
(2) Beginning July 1, 2026, a $2,000 rebate for the
purchase of an electric vehicle that is not an electric
motorcycle.
(3) Beginning July 1, 2028, a $1,500 rebate for the
purchase of an electric vehicle that is not an electric

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motorcycle.
(4) Beginning July 1, 2022, a $1,500 rebate for the
purchase of an electric vehicle that is an electric
motorcycle.
(b) To be eligible to receive a rebate, a purchaser must:
(1) Reside in Illinois, both at the time the vehicle
was purchased and at the time the rebate is issued.
(2) Purchase or make a significant payment towards the
purchase of an electric vehicle in Illinois on or after
July 1, 2022 and be the owner of the vehicle at the time
the rebate is issued. Rented or leased vehicles, vehicles
purchased from an out-of-state dealership, and vehicles
delivered to or received by the purchaser out-of-state are
not eligible for a rebate under this Act.
(3) Apply for the rebate within 90 days after the
vehicle purchase date, and provide to the Agency proof of
residence, proof of vehicle ownership, and proof that the
vehicle was purchased in Illinois, including a copy of a
purchase agreement noting an Illinois seller. The
purchaser must notify the Agency of any changes in
residency or ownership of the vehicle that occur between
application for a rebate and issuance of a rebate. In this
paragraph, "vehicle purchase date" means the date the
person either (i) pays full price for the vehicle or (ii)
makes a significant payment towards the purchase of the
vehicle, whichever is first.

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Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, if a
person made a significant payment towards the purchase of
the vehicle after July 1, 2022 but before the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly,
then the person may apply for the rebate within 90 days
after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
103rd General Assembly.
(c) The Agency shall make available in application
materials methods for purchasers to identify as low-income.
The Agency shall prioritize the review of qualified
applications from low-income purchasers and award rebates to
qualified purchasers accordingly.
(d) The purchaser must retain ownership of the vehicle for
a minimum of 12 consecutive months immediately after the
vehicle purchase date. The purchaser must continue to reside
in Illinois during that time frame and register the vehicle in
Illinois during that time frame. Rebate recipients who fail to
satisfy any of the above criteria will be required to
reimburse the Agency all or part of the original rebate amount
and shall notify the Agency within 60 days of failing to
satisfy the criteria.
(e) Rebates administered under this Section shall be
available for both new and used electric vehicles.
(f) A rebate administered under this Act may only be
applied for and awarded one time per vehicle identification
number. A rebate may only be applied for and awarded once per

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purchaser in any 10-year period.
(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 102-820, eff. 5-13-22.)