Illinois House Bill 5983 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-5)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that ethylene oxide shall only be used to sterilize medical products, and only if the Environmental Protection Agency determines that there is no substitute sterilization technology available for sterilizing a particular medical product. Requires the Agency to prohibit all uses of ethylene oxide by January 1, 2022. Provides that the Agency shall not renew an air pollution operating permit if the Agency finds that the facility is emitting ethylene oxide at a level that violates any federal or State standards pertaining to ethylene oxide. Provides circumstances under which the Agency shall reopen and modify permits issued to facilities emitting ethylene oxide under the Clean Air Act Permit Program. Effective immediately.

EPA-ETHYLENE OXIDE BAN

Rep. James Durkin [R]	Rep. David Olsen [R]	Rep. Sheri Jesiel [R]	Rep. Grant Wehrli [R]
Rep. Carol Sente [D]	Rep. Steven Andersson [R]	Rep. Nicholas Smith [D]	Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]
Rep. Jonathan Carroll [D]	Rep. Katie Stuart [D]	Sen. Laura Fine [D]	Rep. Mary Flowers [D]
Rep. Deborah Conroy [D]	Rep. Kelly Burke [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-12-30	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-11-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
2018-11-15	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
2018-11-14	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
2018-11-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
2018-11-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2018-11-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
2018-11-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
2018-11-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
2018-11-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2018-11-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K Smith
2018-11-14	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2018-11-14	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin
2018-11-13	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2018-11-13	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2018-11-13	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2018-11-13	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
2018-11-13	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 013-000-000
2018-11-09	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2018-11-09	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin
2018-11-09	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
2018-11-07	House	Assigned to Environment
2018-11-07	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-11-07	House	First Reading
2018-11-02	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sheri Jesiel
2018-10-29	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
2018-10-24	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
415	5	39.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
415	5	9.16	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5983&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5983.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5983ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5983ham002.htm