99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3269
 
Introduced , by Rep. Raymond Poe
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
625 ILCS 5/3-635

     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires all money in the Master Mason Fund from the license plates to be paid as grants to Illinois Masonic Charities Fund (rather than the Illinois Masonic Foundation for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among Children, Inc.) for charitable purposes (rather than for providing Model Student Assistance Programs in schools).
  


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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 changing 
5Section 3-635 as follows:
 



6    (625 ILCS 5/3-635)



7    Sec. 3-635. Master Mason plates. 

8    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and 
9applications
made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may 
10issue special registration
plates designated as Master Mason 
11license plates.

12    The special plates issued under this Section shall be 
13affixed only to
passenger vehicles of the first division or 
14motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not more than 
158,000 pounds.

16    Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to 
17the multi-year
procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this 
18Code.

19    (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be 
20wholly within the
discretion of the Secretary.  Appropriate 
21documentation, as determined by the
Secretary, shall accompany 
22each application.

23    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a 
 
 
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1$25 fee for
original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
2registration fee.  Of this
fee, $10 shall be deposited into the 
3Master Mason Fund and $15 shall be
deposited into the Secretary 
4of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used by
the 
5Secretary to help defray the administrative processing costs.

6    For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in 
7addition to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.  
8Of this fee, $23 shall be
deposited into the Master Mason Fund 
9and $2 shall be deposited into the
Secretary of State Special 
10License Plate Fund.

11    (d) The Master Mason Fund is created as a special fund in 
12the State
treasury.  All money in the Master Mason Fund shall be 
13paid, subject to
appropriation
by the General Assembly
and 
14distribution by the Secretary, as grants to The Illinois 
15Masonic Charities Fund
Foundation for the Prevention of Drug 
16and Alcohol Abuse Among Children, Inc.,
a not-for-profit 
17corporation, for charitable purposes the purpose of providing 
18Model Student
Assistance Programs in public and private schools 
19in Illinois.

20(Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12.)