Bill Text: IL HB0232 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Illinois Lions Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide for the issuance of International Lions Club license plates. Provides that the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $35 for original issuance of the plates, of which $20 shall be deposited into the Illinois Lions Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that an additional fee of $22 shall be charged for each renewal, of which $20 shall be deposited into the Illinois Lions Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that moneys in the Illinois Lions Fund shall be paid as grants to the Lions of Illinois Foundation, to be used as grants to any Lions Club, Lioness Club, or Leo Club in the State to provide funding for the detection, treatment, or rehabilitation of visual and hearing impairment.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0232 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB0232-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB0232 Introduced , by Rep. John E. Bradley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
30 ILCS 105/5.866 new
625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new
Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Illinois Lions Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide for the issuance of International Lions Club license plates. Provides that the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $35 for original issuance of the plates, of which $20 shall be deposited into the Illinois Lions Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that an additional fee of $22 shall be charged for each renewal, of which $20 shall be deposited into the Illinois Lions Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that moneys in the Illinois Lions Fund shall be paid as grants to the Lions of Illinois Foundation, to be used as grants to any Lions Club, Lioness Club, or Leo Club in the State to provide funding for the detection, treatment, or rehabilitation of visual and hearing impairment.
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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 5.866 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.866 new)
Sec. 5.866. The Illinois Lions 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. International Lions Club license plates.
(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in
the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
registration plates designated as International Lions Club
license plates. The special plates issued under this Section
shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
division and 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 plates is wholly within the

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discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may allow the plates
to be issued as vanity plates or personalized under Section
3-405.1 of the 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
$35 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
registration fee. Of this fee, $20 shall be deposited into the
Illinois Lions Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the
Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used by
the Secretary to help defray administrative processing costs.
For each registration renewal period, a $22 fee, in
addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
Of this fee, $20 shall be deposited into the Illinois Lions
Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund.
(d) The Illinois Lions Fund is created as a special fund in
the State treasury. All money in the Illinois Lions Fund shall
be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and
distribution by the Secretary, as grants to the Lions of
Illinois Foundation, to be used as grants to any Lions Club,
Lioness Club, or Leo Club in the State to provide funding for
the detection, treatment, or rehabilitation of visual and
hearing impairment.