SB 1460 - This act modifies provisions relating to towing. TOWING LIABILITY POLICY Current law requires motor vehicle liability policies to meet certain criteria. This act provides that any motor vehicle liability policy for a commercial motor vehicle with a gross vehicle rating of more than 26,000 pounds shall provide coverage for towing, winching, vehicle recovery, and emergency roadside labor in an amount of at least $100,000. (Section 303.190) RECOVERY OF TOWING COSTS Current law provides a mechanism for the owner of abandoned property that has been towed to file a petition in associate circuit court to determine if the abandoned property was wrongfully taken or withheld from its owner. This act applies such provision only to property for which the costs charged by the towing company do not exceed $15,000. For towed abandoned property with a gross vehicle rating of more than 26,000 pounds and with costs charged by the towing company exceeding $15,000, the owner of such property may, within seven days after the receipt of notification from the towing company pursuant to current law, file a petition in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the abandoned property is stored if there is a dispute arising over costs charged by the towing company. The petition shall name the towing company among the defendants. Upon filing the petition, the property owner shall pay to the towing company fifty percent of all costs charged by the towing company as of the date of filing, and the remaining fifty percent of all costs shall be deposited with the court. If the court finds in favor of the towing company, the property owner shall pay the remainder of the costs to the towing company along with interest accrued from the date of filing. Within five business days of depositing fifty percent of the costs charged by the towing company with the court, the property owner shall remove the truck, trailer, cargo, and any debris associated with such items from the premises of the towing company. Failure to remove such property shall result in the property owner forfeiting the moneys deposited with the court to the towing company. (Section 304.156) This act is identical to HB 3447 (2026). TAYLOR MIDDLETON

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Adam Schnelting

Illinois can charge up to $10 per firearm transfer inquiry, with $4 of each fee directed to the State Police Firearm Enforcement Fund.

Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee

Summary — SB 1460: Firearm Owners Identification Card Act — Firearm Transfer Inquiry Fees

Note: The provided document includes text from multiple bills (an Arizona appropriation for midomafetamine research and an Illinois bill amending the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act). This summary focuses on the firearm-related provisions that amend the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Act (430 ILCS 65/3.1).

Main purpose

SB 1460 amends the FOID Act’s Firearm Transfer Inquiry Program to (1) raise the per‑inquiry fee that the Illinois State Police (ISP) may charge for transfer background checks and (2) specify processing fee limits and a targeted deposit of part of the fee into the State Police Firearm Enforcement Fund.

Key provisions

Fee increase: Permits the Illinois State Police to charge a fee not to exceed $10 for each transfer inquiry made through the Firearm Transfer Inquiry Program. (Current law allows charging up to $2.)

Processing fees: Allows additional processing fees but limits those processing fees to the charges imposed by the State Treasurer for use of the electronic online payment system.

Fund allocation: Directs that $4 from each fee collected under this provision be deposited into the State Police Firearm Enforcement Fund.

Retains existing program features: The ISP continues to provide a dial‑up or other technology system for federally licensed firearm dealers, gun show promoters, and vendors to initiate transfer inquiries; approvals are valid for 30 days; ISP remains the Illinois Point of Contact for the FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System; and ISP must notify appropriate authorities about disqualifications and revocations.

Who is affected

Federally licensed firearm dealers, gun show promoters, and gun show vendors who request transfer inquiries — they (or their customers) may pay higher per‑transfer fees (up to $10 plus limited processing fees).

Illinois State Police — administrative responsibility to collect and allocate the fees, and to continue operating the transfer inquiry system.

State Police Firearm Enforcement Fund — will receive $4 from each fee collected, increasing dedicated revenues for enforcement activities funded through that account.

Firearm purchasers/transferees — may face higher transaction costs when transfers require an inquiry.

Fiscal and operational impact

Revenue increase: Each transfer inquiry could generate up to $10; $4 from each will be earmarked for the Firearm Enforcement Fund. The net revenue change will depend on transfer volume and how remaining fee revenue is allocated/used by ISP.

Administrative: ISP and the State Treasurer may incur modest operational steps to implement fee collection via the online payment system and to administer the fund allocation.

Procedural status (as provided)

Introduced (filed/first reading): early 2025 (document lists introduced Jan 31, 2025 by Sen. Robert F. Martwick and other dates).

Referred to Assignments (status reported in the bill header).

No effective date specified in the excerpt.

If you want, I can: (a) produce a one‑page brief for legislators summarizing fiscal implications, or (b) draft suggested amendments (e.g., fee indexing, exemptions for certain transfers) for consideration.