VEH CD-SOIL & WATER DIST PLATE
Summary
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Provides for the issuance of Soil and Water Conservation District license plates. Provides that, in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a fee of $40 at original issuance and $27 at renewal. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that $25 of the additional original issuance fee and the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Soil and Water Conservation District Fund, a new special fund in the State treasury that shall be used for grants to Illinois soil and water conservation districts for projects that conserve and restore soil and water in Illinois, and provides that State Finance Act provisions allowing the transfer of moneys from other funds into the General Revenue Fund does not apply to moneys deposited into the new Fund.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
House Passage
Feb 2009
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2009
Last action Jan 11, 2011
Floor votes · House Feb 19, 2009
How they voted
85–6
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 95
Feb 19, 2009
D
Democratic53
88% Yea
R
Republican42
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
2
Committee
6
May 8, 2009
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 22, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Transportation
upper
Feb 25, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 20, 2009
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Feb 19, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (85-6-4)
house
Feb 10, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-001-000
lower
Feb 4, 2009
Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Jan 20, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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