HB3851 *LRB10112819TAE61654b*

101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB3851

Introduced 10/17/2019, by Rep. - Tim Butler - - Tony McCombie, , et al. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/3-819 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reduces the trailer flat weight tax for maximum loads of 3,000 lbs. and less from $118 to $18, if and only if Senate Bill 1939 of the 101st General Assembly becomes law. Effective immediately.

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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. If and only if the provisions of Senate Bill 5 1939 of the 101st General Assembly that are changed by this 6 amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly become law, then 7 the Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 3-819 8 as follows:

9 (625 ILCS 5/3-819) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819) 10 Sec. 3-819. Trailer; Flat weight tax. 11 (a) Farm Trailer. Any farm trailer drawn by a motor vehicle 12 of the second division registered under paragraph (a) or (c) of 13 Section 3-815 and used exclusively by the owner for his own 14 agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising operations 15 and not used for hire, or any farm trailer utilized only in the 16 transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit 17 or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, and 18 any trailer used with a farm tractor that is not an implement 19 of husbandry may be registered under this paragraph in lieu of 20 registration under paragraph (b) of this Section upon the 21 filing of a proper application and the payment of the $10 22 registration fee and the highway use tax herein for use of the 23 public highways of this State, at the following rates which HB3851 - 2 - LRB101 12819 TAE 61654 b

1 include the $10 registration fee: 2 SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES 3 Gross Weight in Lbs. Class Total Amount 4 Including Vehicle each 5 and Maximum Load Fiscal Year 6 10,000 lbs. or less VDD $160 7 10,001 to 14,000 lbs. VDE 206 8 14,001 to 20,000 lbs. VDG 266 9 20,001 to 28,000 lbs. VDJ 478 10 28,001 to 36,000 lbs. VDL 750 11 An owner may only apply for and receive two farm trailer 12 registrations. 13 (b) All other owners of trailers, other than apportionable 14 trailers registered under Section 3-402.1 of this Code, used 15 with a motor vehicle on the public highways, shall pay to the 16 Secretary of State for each registration year a flat weight 17 tax, for the use of the public highways of this State, at the 18 following rates (which includes the registration fee of $10 19 required by Section 3-813): 20 SCHEDULE OF TRAILER FLAT 21 WEIGHT TAX REQUIRED 22 BY LAW 23 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees 24 Including Vehicle and each 25 Maximum Load Class Fiscal Year 26 3,000 lbs. and less TA $18 $118 HB3851 - 3 - LRB101 12819 TAE 61654 b

1 5,000 lbs. and more than 3,000 TB 154 2 8,000 lbs. and more than 5,000 TC 158 3 10,000 lbs. and more than 8,000 TD 206 4 14,000 lbs. and more than 10,000 TE 270 5 20,000 lbs. and more than 14,000 TG 358 6 32,000 lbs. and more than 20,000 TK 822 7 36,000 lbs. and more than 32,000 TL 1,182 8 40,000 lbs. and more than 36,000 TN 1,602 9 Of the fees collected under this subsection, $1 of the fees 10 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services 11 Fund and $99 of the additional fees shall be deposited into the 12 Road Fund. 13 (c) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load 14 provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code. 15 (Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09; 10100SB1939enr.)

16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 17 becoming law.