Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) chief. Provides that the fee for the plates shall be the same as the fee prescribed for standard plates for first division vehicles. Provides for the issuance of permanent license plates for EMS vehicles owned by a municipality or fire protection district. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicles with emergency flashing lights if EMS chief special registration plates are affixed to the vehicle. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicle with sirens.
House Committee Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill, and makes the following changes: Allows the Secretary of State to begin issuing the EMS chief license plates in the 2027 registration year. Provides that, upon the resignation, termination, or reassignment to a rank or position other than EMS chief, a person issued a EMS chief license plate shall immediately surrender the license plate to the Secretary of State. Exempts EMS chief license plates from the requirement that for the issuance of a special plate, the Secretary must have received 2,000 applications for that plate. Allows a permanent EMS chief license plate to be issued for a one-time fee of $8.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 625 ILCS 5/3, 625 ILCS 5/12
Engrossed: 625 ILCS 5/3, 625 ILCS 5/12
Enrolled: 625 ILCS 5/3, 625 ILCS 5/12