103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3588

 

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Laura Ellman

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
415 ILCS 120/10
415 ILCS 120/27
415 ILCS 120/40

    Amends the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. Provides that the term "electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is exclusively powered by and refueled by electricity, is plugged in to charge, and is legally permitted to drive on all public roadways, including interstate highways. Excludes from the definition of "electric vehicle" off-road electric vehicles including golf carts, as well as neighborhood electric vehicles, electric scooters, and electric vehicles with a maximum speed below 45 miles per hour. Removes a definition for "environmental justice community". Limits the electric vehicle rebate to low-income people beginning on July 1, 2024. Adds a rebate for electric motorcycles of $1,500 beginning on July 1,2024, $750 beginning on July 1,2026, and $500 beginning on July 1, 2028. Lengthens the time for applying for the rebate to 120 days beginning in July 2024. Allows for deposits into the Electric Vehicle Fund from any fund for certain specified purposes. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Electric Vehicle Rebate Act is amended by
5changing Sections 10, 27, and 40 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 120/10)
7    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8    "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
9    "Covered Area" means the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane,
10Lake, McHenry, and Will, the townships of Aux Sable and Goose
11Lake in Grundy County, and the township of Oswego in Kendall
12County.
13    "Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is exclusively
14powered by and refueled by electricity, must be plugged in to
15charge, and is legally permitted licensed to drive on all
16public roadways, including interstate highways. "Electric
17Vehicle" does not include electric mopeds; , electric
18off-highway vehicles primarily intended to be driven off-road,
19including golf carts; neighborhood electric vehicles; electric
20scooters; electric vehicles with a maximum speed below 45
21miles per hour; , or hybrid electric vehicles and
22extended-range electric vehicles that are also equipped with
23conventional fueled propulsion or auxiliary engines.

 

 

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1    "Environmental justice community" has the same meaning,
2based on existing methodologies and findings, used and as may
3be updated by the Illinois Power Agency and its Program
4Administrator of the Illinois Solar for All Program.
5    "Low income" means persons and families whose income does
6not exceed 80% of the State median income for the current State
7fiscal year, as established by the United States Department of
8Health and Human Services.
9(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 102-820, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
10    (415 ILCS 120/27)
11    Sec. 27. Electric vehicle rebate.
12    (a) From Beginning July 1, 2022 until June 30, 2024, and
13continuing as long as funds are available, each person shall
14be eligible to apply for a rebate, in the amounts set forth
15below, following the purchase of an electric vehicle in
16Illinois. From July 1, 2024, and continuing as long as funds
17are available, each low-income person shall be eligible to
18apply for a rebate, in the amounts set forth below, following
19the purchase of an electric vehicle in Illinois. The Agency
20shall issue rebates consistent with the provisions of this Act
21and any implementing regulations adopted by the Agency. In no
22event shall a rebate amount exceed the purchase price of the
23vehicle.
24        (1) From Beginning July 1, 2022, a $4,000 rebate for
25    the purchase of an electric vehicle that is not an

 

 

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1    electric motorcycle and, from July 1, 2024, a $1,500
2    rebate for the purchase of an electric vehicle that is an
3    electric motorcycle.
4        (2) From Beginning July 1, 2026, a $2,000 rebate for
5    the purchase of an electric vehicle that is not an
6    electric motorcycle and a $750 rebate for the purchase of
7    an electric vehicle that is an electric motorcycle.
8        (3) From Beginning July 1, 2028, a $1,500 rebate for
9    the purchase of an electric vehicle that is not an
10    electric motorcycle and a $500 rebate for the purchase of
11    an electric vehicle that is an electric motorcycle.
12        (4) (Blank). Beginning July 1, 2022, a $1,500 rebate
13    for the purchase of an electric vehicle that is an
14    electric motorcycle.
15    (b) To be eligible to receive a rebate, a purchaser must:
16        (1) Reside in Illinois, both at the time the vehicle
17    was purchased and at the time the rebate is issued.
18        (2) Purchase an electric vehicle in Illinois on or
19    after July 1, 2022 and be the owner of the vehicle at the
20    time the rebate is issued. Rented or leased vehicles,
21    vehicles purchased from an out-of-state dealership, and
22    vehicles delivered to or received by the purchaser
23    out-of-state are not eligible for a rebate under this Act.
24        (3) If the vehicle is purchased before June 30, 2024,
25    apply Apply for the rebate within 90 days after the
26    vehicle purchase date or, if the vehicle is purchased on

 

 

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1    or after July 1, 2024, apply for the rebate within 120 days
2    after the vehicle purchase date, and provide to the Agency
3    proof of residence, proof of vehicle ownership, and proof
4    that the vehicle was purchased in Illinois, including a
5    copy of a purchase agreement noting an Illinois seller.
6    The purchaser must notify the Agency of any changes in
7    residency or ownership of the vehicle that occur between
8    application for a rebate and issuance of a rebate.
9        (4) From July 1, 2024, apply for the rebate during an
10    open rebate cycle as identified by the Agency.
11        (5) From July 1, 2024, certify that the purchaser
12    qualifies as low-income.
13    (c) The Agency shall make available in application
14materials methods for purchasers to identify as low-income.
15The Agency shall prioritize the review of qualified
16applications from low-income purchasers and award rebates to
17qualified purchasers accordingly.
18    (d) The purchaser must retain ownership of the vehicle for
19a minimum of 12 consecutive months immediately after the
20vehicle purchase date. The purchaser must continue to reside
21in Illinois during that time frame and register the vehicle in
22Illinois during that time frame. Rebate recipients who fail to
23satisfy any of the above criteria will be required to
24reimburse the Agency all or part of the original rebate amount
25and shall notify the Agency within 60 days of failing to
26satisfy the criteria.

 

 

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1    (e) Rebates administered under this Section shall be
2available for both new and used electric vehicles.
3    (f) A rebate administered under this Act may only be
4applied for and awarded one time per vehicle identification
5number. A rebate may only be applied for and awarded once per
6purchaser in any 10-year period.
7(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 102-820, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
8    (415 ILCS 120/40)
9    Sec. 40. Appropriations from the Electric Vehicle Rebate
10Fund.
11    (a) The Agency shall estimate the amount of user fees
12expected to be collected under Section 35 of this Act for each
13fiscal year. User fee funds shall be deposited into and
14distributed from the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund in the
15following manner:
16        (1) Through fiscal year 2023, an An annual amount not
17    to exceed $225,000 may be appropriated to the Agency from
18    the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund to pay its costs of
19    administering the programs authorized by Section 27 of
20    this Act. Beginning in fiscal year 2024 and in each fiscal
21    year thereafter, an annual amount not to exceed $600,000
22    may be appropriated to the Agency from the Electric
23    Vehicle Rebate Fund to pay its costs of administering the
24    programs authorized by Section 27 of this Act. An amount
25    not to exceed $225,000 may be appropriated to the

 

 

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1    Secretary of State from the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund
2    to pay the Secretary of State's costs of administering the
3    programs authorized under this Act.
4        (2) In fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year
5    thereafter, after appropriation of the amounts authorized
6    by item (1) of subsection (a) of this Section, the
7    remaining moneys estimated to be collected during each
8    fiscal year shall be appropriated.
9        (3) (Blank).
10        (4) Moneys appropriated to fund the programs
11    authorized in Sections 25 and 30 shall be expended only
12    after they have been collected and deposited into the
13    Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund.
14    (b) Amounts appropriated to and deposited into the
15Electric Vehicle Fund from the General Revenue Fund, or any
16other fund, General Revenue Fund amounts appropriated to and
17deposited into the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund shall be
18distributed from the Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund to fund the
19program authorized in Section 27.
20(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23;
21103-363, eff. 7-28-23; revised 9-6-23.)
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23becoming law.