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HB 3228

Illinois House•In House Committee

Summary

HB 3228, “VEH CD-TRAILER FLAT WT TAX”, was introduced in the House on Feb 6, 2025 by Rep. Tom Weber (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Rules, and last saw action on Mar 27, 2026: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee.

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HB 3228 has 7 co-sponsors.

hb3228/introduced.txt
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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3228
Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Tom Weber
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-819	  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Eliminates the flat weight tax for all owners of trailers that are not farm trailers and that weigh 3,000 pounds or less.
LRB104 11017 LNS 21099 b
A BILL FOR
		HB3228		LRB104 11017 LNS 21099 b
    AN ACT concerning transportation.
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Section 3-819 as follows:
    (625 ILCS 5/3-819)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819)
    Sec. 3-819. Trailer; tax.
    (a) Farm Trailer. Any farm trailer drawn by a motor
vehicle of the second division registered under paragraph (a)
or (c) of Section 3-815 and used exclusively by the owner for
his own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising
operations and not used for hire, or any farm trailer utilized
only in the transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh,
perishable fruit or vegetables from farm to the point of first
processing, and any trailer used with a farm tractor that is
not an implement of husbandry may be registered under this
paragraph in lieu of registration under paragraph (b) of this
Section upon the filing of a proper application and the
payment of the $10 registration fee and the highway use tax
herein for use of the public highways of this State, at the
following rates which include the $10 registration fee:
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
Gross Weight in Lbs.	Class	Total Amount
		HB3228	- 2 -	LRB104 11017 LNS 21099 b
Including Vehicle		each
and Maximum Load		Fiscal Year
10,000 lbs. or less	VDD 	$160
10,001 to 14,000 lbs.	VDE	206
14,001 to 20,000 lbs.	VDG	266
20,001 to 28,000 lbs.	VDJ	478
28,001 to 36,000 lbs.	VDL	750
    An owner may only apply for and receive 2 farm trailer
registrations.
    (b) All other owners of trailers, other than apportionable
trailers registered under Section 3-402.1 of this Code, used
with a motor vehicle on the public highways, shall pay to the
Secretary of State for each registration year a flat weight
tax, for the use of the public highways of this State, at the
following rates (which includes the registration fee of $10
required by Section 3-813):
SCHEDULE OF TRAILER FLAT
WEIGHT TAX REQUIRED
BY LAW
Gross Weight in Lbs.		Total Fees
Including Vehicle and		each
Maximum Load	Class	Fiscal Year
[2,000 lbs. and less] 	[UT]	[$36]
[3,000 lbs. and less]	[TA]	[$36]
5,000 lbs. and more than 3,000	TB	154
8,000 lbs. and more than 5,000	TC	158
		HB3228	- 3 -	LRB104 11017 LNS 21099 b
10,000 lbs. and more than 8,000	TD	206
14,000 lbs. and more than 10,000	TE	270
20,000 lbs. and more than 14,000	TG	358
32,000 lbs. and more than 20,000	TK	822
36,000 lbs. and more than 32,000	TL	1,182
40,000 lbs. and more than 36,000	TN	1,602
    Of the fees collected under this subsection, [other than ]
[the fee collected for a Class UT or TA trailer,] $1 of the fees
shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
Services Fund and $99 of the fees shall be deposited into the
Road Fund.
    (c) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum
load provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this
Code.
(Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19; 102-353, eff. 1-1-22.)

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Eliminates the flat weight tax for all owners of trailers that are not farm trailers and that weigh 3,000 pounds or less.

Sponsors

Rep. Tom Weber (R) sponsors HB 3228, and 7 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

HB 3228 went before 4 committees: Rules, Revenue & Finance, Tax Policy: Sales Tax and Sales Tax.

Rules
Rules
Referred to · Feb 18, 2025 · 5,290 Bills
Revenue & Finance
Revenue & Finance
Referred to · Mar 11, 2025
Tax Policy: Sales Tax
Tax Policy: Sales Tax
Referred to · Mar 13, 2025
Sales Tax
Sales Tax
Referred to · Mar 19, 2026

History

HB 3228 has taken 16 actions since Feb 6, 2025, the latest on Mar 27, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 27, 2026
House
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 19, 2026
House
To Sales Tax Subcommittee
Mar 12, 2026
House
Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
Mar 21, 2025
House
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 13, 2025
House
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant

Votes

HB 3228 has not gone to a roll call.

Source: ilga.gov · legiscan.com