HB 188

Abstract

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates designated as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness license plates. Provides that the original fee and renewal fee shall be $25. Creates the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund. Makes corresponding changes in the State Finance Act. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.891 new 625 ILCS 5/3-699.17 new Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/3-421 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-421 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, if a person has a registration plate in his or her name and seeks to reassign the registration plate to his or her spouse, the Secretary shall waive any transfer fee or vanity or personalized registration plate fee upon both spouses signing a form authorizing the reassignment of registration. Provides that, if a registrant seeks to reassign the registration plate to his or her child, the Secretary shall waive any transfer fee or vanity or personalized registration plate fee. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/6-305 Provides that a person who rents a motor vehicle to another may inspect the person's driver's license through electronic or digital means. Requires a person renting a vehicle to another to verify that the driver's license of the person is unexpired (instead of comparing the signature on the driver's license to the signature on the rental agreement). Removes a requirement that a person renting a vehicle to another keep a record of when the person renting the vehicle was issued a driver's license.