102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4250

 

Introduced 1/5/2022, by Rep. David Friess and Charles Meier

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-815  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an owner may only apply for and receive 10 (instead of 5) farm truck registrations, and only 5 (instead of 2) of those vehicles shall exceed 59,500 gross weight in pounds per vehicle. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Section 3-815 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-815)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
7    Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second
8division.
9    (a) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3 and 3-804.3,
10every owner of a vehicle of the second division registered
11under Section 3-813, and not registered under the mileage
12weight tax under Section 3-818, shall pay to the Secretary of
13State, for each registration year, for the use of the public
14highways, a flat weight tax at the rates set forth in the
15following table, the rates including the $10 registration fee:
16
SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
17
REQUIRED BY LAW
18Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
19Including Vehicle each Fiscal
20and Maximum LoadClass year
218,000 lbs. and lessB$148
228,001 lbs. to 10,000 lbs. C 218
2310,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs.D238

 

 

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112,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs.F342
216,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs.H590
326,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs.J730
428,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs.K942
532,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs.L1,082
636,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs.N1,302
740,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs.P1,490
845,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs.Q1,638
950,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs.R1,798
1055,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs.S1,930
1159,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs.T2,070
1264,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs.V2,394
1373,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs.X2,722
1477,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs.Z2,890
15    Beginning with the 2010 registration year a $1 surcharge
16shall be collected for vehicles registered in the 8,000 lbs.
17and less flat weight plate category above to be deposited into
18the State Police Vehicle Fund.
19    Beginning with the 2014 registration year, a $2 surcharge
20shall be collected in addition to the above fees for vehicles
21registered in the 8,000 lb. and less flat weight plate
22category as described in this subsection (a) to be deposited
23into the Park and Conservation Fund for the Department of
24Natural Resources to use for conservation efforts. The monies
25deposited into the Park and Conservation Fund under this
26Section shall not be subject to administrative charges or

 

 

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1chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this Act.
2    Of the fees collected under this subsection, $1 of the
3fees shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
4Services Fund and $99 of the fees shall be deposited into the
5Road Fund.
6    All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by
7Public Act 96-34 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects
8Fund.
9    (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or
10combination of vehicles of the second division registered
11under Section 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
12plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are
13subject to the gross weight limitations in subsection (a) of
14Section 15-111 for which the owner of the vehicle or
15combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to the
16registration fee in subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of
17State for each registration year. The Secretary shall
18designate this class of vehicle as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
19    (a-5) Beginning January 1, 2015, upon the request of the
20vehicle owner, a $10 surcharge shall be collected in addition
21to the above fees for vehicles in the 12,000 lbs. and less flat
22weight plate categories as described in subsection (a) to be
23deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
24Fund. The $10 surcharge is to identify vehicles in the 12,000
25lbs. and less flat weight plate categories as a covered farm
26vehicle. The $10 surcharge is an annual, flat fee that shall be

 

 

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1based on an applicant's new or existing registration year for
2each vehicle in the 12,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate
3categories. A designation as a covered farm vehicle under this
4subsection (a-5) shall not alter a vehicle's registration as a
5registration in the 12,000 lbs. or less flat weight category.
6The Secretary shall adopt any rules necessary to implement
7this subsection (a-5).
8    (a-10) Beginning January 1, 2019, upon the request of the
9vehicle owner, the Secretary of State shall collect a $10
10surcharge in addition to the fees for second division vehicles
11in the 8,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate category
12described in subsection (a) that are issued a registration
13plate under Article VI of this Chapter. The $10 surcharge
14shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License
15Plate Fund. The $10 surcharge is to identify a vehicle in the
168,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate category as a covered
17farm vehicle. The $10 surcharge is an annual, flat fee that
18shall be based on an applicant's new or existing registration
19year for each vehicle in the 8,000 lbs. and less flat weight
20plate category. A designation as a covered farm vehicle under
21this subsection (a-10) shall not alter a vehicle's
22registration in the 8,000 lbs. or less flat weight category.
23The Secretary shall adopt any rules necessary to implement
24this subsection (a-10).
25    (b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping
26trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck

 

 

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1camper or van camper used primarily for recreational purposes,
2and not used commercially, nor for hire, nor owned by a
3commercial business, may be registered for each registration
4year upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of
5a registration fee and highway use tax, according to the
6following table of fees:
7
MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
8Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
9Including Vehicle andEach
10Maximum LoadCalendar Year
118,000 lbs and less$78
128,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs90
1310,001 Lbs. and Over102
14
CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
15Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
16Including Vehicle andEach
17Maximum LoadCalendar Year
183,000 Lbs. and Less$18
193,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs.30
208,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs.38
2110,001 Lbs. and Over50
22    Every house trailer must be registered under Section
233-819.
24    (c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the owner's
25own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising
26operations and not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in

 

 

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1the transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable
2fruit or vegetables from farm to the point of first
3processing, may be registered by the owner under this
4paragraph in lieu of registration under paragraph (a), upon
5filing of a proper application and the payment of the $10
6registration fee and the highway use tax herein specified as
7follows:
8
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
9Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Amount for
10Including Truck andeach
11Maximum LoadClassFiscal Year
1216,000 lbs. or lessVF$250
1316,001 to 20,000 lbs.VG326
1420,001 to 24,000 lbs.VH390
1524,001 to 28,000 lbs.VJ478
1628,001 to 32,000 lbs.VK606
1732,001 to 36,000 lbs.VL710
1836,001 to 45,000 lbs.VP910
1945,001 to 54,999 lbs.VR1,126
2055,000 to 64,000 lbs.VT1,302
2164,001 to 73,280 lbs.VV1,390
2273,281 to 77,000 lbs.VX1,450
2377,001 to 80,000 lbs.VZ1,590
24    Of the fees collected under this subsection, $1 of the
25fees shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
26Services Fund and $99 of the fees shall be deposited into the

 

 

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1Road Fund.
2    In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck
3registration as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the
4flat weight tax due hereunder before operating such truck.
5    Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a
6distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, that are
7subject to the weight limitations in subsection (a) of Section
815-111 for which the owner of the combination of vehicles has
9elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in
10subsection (c), $125 to the Secretary of State for each
11registration year shall be designated by the Secretary as a
12Special Hauling Vehicle.
13    (d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum
14load provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this
15Code.
16    (e) An owner may only apply for and receive 10 5 farm truck
17registrations, and only 5 2 of those 10 5 vehicles shall exceed
1859,500 gross weight in pounds per vehicle.
19    (f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by
20failure to pay the appropriate flat weight tax to the
21Secretary of State as set forth in the above tables shall be
22punished as provided for in Section 3-401.
23(Source: P.A. 100-734, eff. 1-1-19; 100-956, eff. 1-1-19;
24101-32, eff. 6-28-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26becoming law.