Illinois House Bill 334 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Grocers' Mandatory Plastic Bag Recycling Act. Requires the owner of each grocery store in Illinois to implement a plastic bag recycling program within 90 days after the effective date of this Act. Requires the plastic bag recycling program to (i) facilitate the return and recycling of plastic bags that the grocery store has distributed to consumers, (ii) provide for the placement of a plastic bag collection bin in each store at a location that is visible and easily accessible to consumers, (iii) provide for the marking of each plastic bag collection bin in a manner that indicates to consumers that the collection bin is being made available by the grocery store for the purpose of collecting and recycling plastic bags that it has distributed to consumers, and (iv) make arrangements for the pick-up, transport, and recycling of plastic bags that were distributed to consumers by the grocery store and later deposited into its plastic bag collection bin. Imposes civil penalties for violations. Defines "consumer", "distributed to consumer", "food products", "grocery store", "plastic bag", and "purchase at retail". Repeals the Plastic Bag Recycling Act. Effective immediately.

PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING-GROCERS

Rep. Luis Arroyo [D]

Rep. Kenneth Dunkin [D]

Rep. Jack Franks [D]

Rep. Linda LaVia [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-13		Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2009-02-18		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2009-02-18		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
2009-02-11		Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
2009-02-04		Assigned to Environmental Health Committee
2009-01-27		Referred to Rules Committee
2009-01-27		First Reading
2009-01-23		Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=334&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/09600HB0334.htm