Bill Text: IL SB2518 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Aeronautics Act. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue Air Force Combat Action Medal license plates to residents who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2518 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB2518-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB2518 Introduced 1/28/2020, by Sen. Jason A. Barickman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
620 ILCS 5/3-698.5 new
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue Air Force Combat Action Medal license plates to residents who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary.
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A BILL FOR
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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 Illinois Aeronautics Act is amended by
adding Section 3-698.5 as follows:
(620 ILCS 5/3-698.5 new)
Sec. 3-698.5. Air Force Combat Action Medal license plates.
(a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications
made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue Air
Force Combat Action Medal license plates to residents of this
State who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
Secretary. The special Air Force Combat Action Medal plate
issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles
of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to the
staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1.
(b) The plates shall display the Air Force Combat Action
Medal. In all other respects, the design, color, and format of
the plates shall be within the discretion of the Secretary. The
Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or
personalized in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.

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The plates are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as
prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The
Secretary shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in
the discretion of the Secretary, shall approve and prescribe
stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412.