SB0273 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to increase permit and renewal fees for official testing stations from $10 to $50, and increases bond requirements from $1,000 to $10,000.

• Creates a new category of "official mobile safety testing company" permitted to perform safety inspections at vehicle owner locations with 48-hour advance notice to the Department.

• Expands authorization for safety testing to include official mobile safety testing companies in addition to traditional official testing stations for second division vehicles and commercial vehicles.

• Increases permit and renewal fees for official portable emissions testing companies from $10 to $50, and increases their bond requirement from $1,000 to $10,000.

• Updates references to "certified diesel emission testers" alongside certified safety testers and requires annual certification of both types of testers.