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HB4232 • 2026
VETERAN REGISTRATION FEES
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VETERAN REGISTRATION FEES
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed to Table Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety ; 010-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski
Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety ; 011-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
VETERAN REGISTRATION FEES
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Full Text of HB4232 Home Legislation Full Text HB4232 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 House Amendment 002 Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 House Amendment 002 Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB4232 Introduced 1/14/2026, by Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/3-806.7 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2026 registration year, the standard registration fee for passenger motor vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds shall be $100 for any Illinois vehicle owner who has been issued a drivers license with a veteran's designation. Effective immediately. LRB104 16627 LNS 30028 b A BILL FOR HB4232 LRB104 16627 LNS 30028 b 1 AN ACT concerning transportation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 5 changing Section 3-806.7 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/3-806.7) 7 Sec. 3-806.7. Registration fees for active duty military 8 personnel and veterans . 9 (a) Beginning with the 2011 registration year, the 10 standard registration fee set forth in Section 3-806 of this 11 Code for passenger motor vehicles of the first division and 12 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 13 8,000 pounds and registered under Section 3-815 of this Code, 14 shall be reduced by 50% for any Illinois vehicle owner who was 15 on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United 16 States and stationed outside of the United States for a period 17 of 90 days or longer during the preceding registration year. 18 (b) Illinois residents who are members of the Armed Forces 19 of the United States and who have been stationed outside of the 20 United States for a period of 6 months or longer, and who 21 placed their registered motor vehicle in storage during the 22 time they served abroad, shall be entitled to credit for the 23 unused portion of that registration when they renew the HB4232 - 2 - LRB104 16627 LNS 30028 b 1 registration of that vehicle upon their return to the United 2 States. For each month or part thereof that the vehicle was in 3 storage and had current registration, the member of the armed 4 forces shall receive one month of registration without charge. 5 (c) Beginning with the 2017 registration year, the 6 standard registration fee set forth in Section 3-806 of this 7 Code for passenger motor vehicles of the first division and 8 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 9 8,000 pounds and registered under Section 3-815 of this Code, 10 shall be waived for the year following the return of any 11 Illinois vehicle owner who is a member of the active-duty or 12 reserve component of the United States Armed Forces who can 13 provide proof of serving in a combat mission. Nothing in this 14 subsection is applicable to the additional fees incurred by 15 specialty, personalized, or vanity license plates. 16 (d) Beginning with the 2026 registration year, the 17 standard registration fee under Section 3-806 of this Code for 18 passenger motor vehicles of the first division and motor 19 vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 20 pounds and registered under Section 3-815 of this Code shall 21 be $100 for any Illinois vehicle owner who has been issued a 22 drivers license with a veteran's designation under subsection 23 (e-5) of Section 6-110 of this Code. Nothing in this 24 subsection (d) prevents the application of the registration 25 fee waiver provided under subsection (c) of this Section. 26 (Source: P.A. 99-32, eff. 7-10-15.) HB4232 - 3 - LRB104 16627 LNS 30028 b 1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 2 becoming law. 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