Illinois Senate Bill 102 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Creates the Plastic Bag and Film Recycling Act. Requires manufacturers of plastic carryout bags to register with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and pay to the Agency an initial registration fee and annual registration renewal fee. Prohibits a manufacturer from selling or offering to sell a plastic bag in the State unless its name is printed on the bag. Requires the manufacturers to develop an Agency-approved plan for the recycling of plastic carryout bags and plastic film product wrap. Prohibits, under certain circumstances, a retailer from purchasing plastic carryout bags for use or distribution in the State. Requires the Agency to post certain information on its website. Requires specified percentages of post-consumer recycled content in plastic carryout bags manufactured for use in the State. Specifies civil penalties for violations of the Act. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Plastic Bag Recycling Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that moneys in the Fund are to be used by the Agency to implement the Act and to carryout certain educational missions. Effective immediately.

PLASTIC BAG AND FILM RECYCLING

Sen. Terry Link [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	Senate	Session Sine Die
2011-07-23	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2011-05-06	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
2011-04-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011
2011-04-11	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011
2011-04-11	Senate	Second Reading
2011-03-17	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 29, 2011
2011-03-17	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Environment; 008-000-000
2011-03-17	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2011-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment
2011-03-11	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2011-03-11	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
2011-03-09	Senate	Postponed - Environment
2011-03-02	Senate	Postponed - Environment
2011-02-09	Senate	Assigned to Environment
2011-01-27	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2011-01-27	Senate	First Reading
2011-01-27	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	105	5.786	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=102&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB0102.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB0102sam001.htm