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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3197
Introduced 2/2/2026, by Sen. Sue Rezin
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-808.1
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, at no charge, to municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by volunteer firefighters for any fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. Requires the registration plates to display the designation "Volunteer Firefighter" and the specific fire department, fire district, fire unit, or MABAS division number or letter.
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A BILL FOR
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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Section 3-808.1 as follows:
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-808.1)
7    Sec. 3-808.1. Permanent vehicle registration plate.
8    (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
9at no charge, to the following:
10        1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
11    owned and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
12    agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
13    Assembly;
14        2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned
15    and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
16    agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
17    Assembly.
18    (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
19for a one-time fee of $8.00, to the following:
20        1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
21    operated by or for any county, township or municipal
22    corporation.
23        2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal
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1    corporations for persons with disabilities.
2        3. Beginning with the 1991 registration year,
3    county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county
4    sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. These registration
5    plates shall contain the specific county code and unit
6    number.
7        4. All-terrain vehicles owned by counties, townships,
8    or municipal corporations and used for law enforcement
9    purposes or used as fire department vehicles when the
10    Manufacturer's Statement of Origin is accompanied with a
11    letter from the original manufacturer or a manufacturer's
12    franchised dealer stating that this all-terrain vehicle
13    has been converted to a street worthy vehicle that meets
14    the equipment requirements set forth in Chapter 12 of this
15    Code.
16        5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year,
17    municipally owned vehicles operated by or for any police
18    department. These registration plates shall contain the
19    designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and
20    distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
21        6. Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
22    municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
23    Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
24    fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. These
25    registration plates shall display the designation "Fire
26    Department" and shall display the specific fire
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1    department, fire district, fire unit, or MABAS division
2    number or letter.
3        6.5. Beginning with the 2027 registration year, 
4    municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box 
5    Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by volunteer 
6    firefighters for any fire department, fire protection 
7    district, or MABAS. These registration plates shall 
8    display the designation "Volunteer Firefighter" and shall 
9    display the specific fire department, fire district, fire 
10    unit, or MABAS division number or letter.
11        7. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
12    that do not require a school bus driver permit under
13    Section 6-104 to operate and are not registered under
14    Section 3-617 of this Code, and are owned by a public
15    school district from grades K-12 or a public community
16    college.
17        8. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
18    of the first division or vehicles of the second division
19    weighing not more than 8,000 pounds that are owned by a
20    medical facility or hospital of a municipality, county, or
21    township.
22        9. Beginning with the 2020 registration year, 2-axle
23    motor vehicles that (i) are designed and used as buses in a
24    public system for transporting more than 10 passengers;
25    (ii) are used as common carriers in the general
26    transportation of passengers and not devoted to any
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1    specialized purpose; (iii) operate entirely within the
2    territorial limits of a single municipality or a single
3    municipality and contiguous municipalities; and (iv) are
4    subject to the regulation of the Illinois Commerce
5    Commission. The owner of a vehicle under this paragraph is
6    exempt from paying a flat weight tax or a mileage weight
7    tax under this Code.
8        10. Beginning with the 2027 registration year,
9    vehicles owned by a municipality or fire protection
10    district operated by or for the emergency medical services
11    (EMS) chief that are eligible for issuance of EMS chief
12    license plates under Section 3-699.26.
13    (b-5) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, permanent
14vehicle registration plates shall be issued for a one-time fee
15of $8.00 to a county, township, or municipal corporation that
16owns or operates vehicles used for the purpose of community
17workplace commuting as defined by the Secretary of State by
18administrative rule. The design and color of the plates shall
19be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The
20Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement this
21subsection (b-5).
22    (c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year,
23county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county sheriff
24and designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued
25registration plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall
26be exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration from
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1one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall
2report to the Secretary of State any transfer of registration
3plates from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for
4any county sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The
5Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this
6subsection (c).
7    (c-5) Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
8municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
9Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
10fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS that have
11been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of this
12Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
13registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each fire
14department, fire protection district, of MABAS shall report to
15the Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates
16from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any fire
17department, fire protection district, or MABAS. The Secretary
18of State shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.
19    (d) Beginning with the 2013 registration year, municipally
20owned vehicles operated by or for any police department that
21have been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of
22this Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
23registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each
24municipal police department shall report to the Secretary of
25State any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to
26another vehicle operated by or for any municipal police
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1department. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to
2implement this subsection (d).
3    (e) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, any vehicle
4owned or operated by a county, township, or municipal
5corporation that has been issued registration plates under
6this Section is exempt from any fee for the transfer of
7registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county,
8township, or municipal corporation shall report to the
9Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from
10one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county,
11township, or municipal corporation.
12    (f) Beginning with the 2020 registration year, any vehicle
13owned or operated by a public school district from grades
14K-12, a public community college, or a medical facility or
15hospital of a municipality, county, or township that has been
16issued registration plates under this Section is exempt from
17any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle to
18another vehicle. Each school district, public community
19college, or medical facility or hospital shall report to the
20Secretary any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle
21to another vehicle operated by the school district, public
22community college, or medical facility.
23    (g) Beginning with the 2025 registration year, vehicles
24owned or operated by or for a private or public university
25police department or a private or public college police
26department, except for motor driven cycles and all-terrain
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1vehicles, may be registered under subsection (b) of this
2Section. These registration plates shall contain the
3designation "university police" or "college police" and shall
4be numbered and distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of
5State.
6(Source: P.A. 103-135, eff. 1-1-24; 104-213, eff. 1-1-26;
7104-304, eff. 8-15-25; revised 11-21-25.)