Bill Text: IL SR1491 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requests the Illinois Secretary of State to produce a report on a study concerning the need and feasibility of a driver's license reinstatement fee payment program with the goal of allowing individuals who only have reinstatement fees preventing them from receiving their driver's licenses being allowed to pay a down payment and pay a monthly percentage until the fees are fully paid.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-31 - Resolution Adopted; 059-000-000 [SR1491 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1491-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The inability to utilize driving privileges is a | ||||||
3 | hindrance to a person's ability to seek
employment; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Illinois residents are already offered payment | ||||||
5 | plans on court fines and fees related to
a traffic offense; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Illinois driver's license reinstatement fees are | ||||||
7 | currently not permitted to be paid off in smaller
increments; | ||||||
8 | and
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9 | WHEREAS, Illinois continuously studies other states | ||||||
10 | processes to ensure we are serving
our constituents in the best | ||||||
11 | possible ways; South Carolina, Ohio, and Tennessee offer | ||||||
12 | payment plans for driver's license
reinstatement fees; | ||||||
13 | therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we request the Illinois | ||||||
16 | Secretary of State to conduct a study concerning the need and | ||||||
17 | feasibility of a
driver's license reinstatement fee payment | ||||||
18 | program with the goal of allowing individuals who only have | ||||||
19 | reinstatement fees preventing them from
receiving their | ||||||
20 | driver's licenses being allowed to pay a down payment and pay a | ||||||
21 | monthly percentage
until the fees are fully paid; and be it |
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1 | further
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2 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State study similar | ||||||
3 | programs in South Carolina, Ohio, and Tennessee as possible | ||||||
4 | structures for a program in Illinois; and be it further
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5 | RESOLVED, That we request a report on the study be | ||||||
6 | submitted to the Chairs of the Illinois Senate Transportation | ||||||
7 | Committee and the Illinois House of Representatives | ||||||
8 | Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee by December 31, | ||||||
9 | 2016; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | delivered to the Illinois Secretary of State and the Chairs of | ||||||
12 | the Illinois Senate Transportation Committee and the Illinois | ||||||
13 | House of Representatives Transportation: Vehicles & Safety | ||||||
14 | Committee.
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