Illinois Senate Bill 561 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on August 6 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-08-06 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0290
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Creates the PFAS Reduction Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2022, a person, local government, fire department, or State agency may not discharge or otherwise use for training or testing purposes a class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS. On and after January 1, 2025, prohibits the knowing manufacture, sale, offering for sale, distribution for sale, or distribution for use of a class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS. Specifies exemptions to the Act. Provides specified notice and recall requirements for manufacturers. Specifies reporting requirements after the discharge, use, or release of class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to administer and enforce the Act and to adopt rules. Requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to conduct a survey of fire departments and to provide a report of the results of the survey to the General Assembly no later than 90 days after its completion. Specifies notice requirements for a manufacturer or person who sells firefighting personal protective equipment to any person, fire department, local government, or State agency if the firefighting personal protective equipment contains intentionally added PFAS. Contains a prohibition and exemption for the manufacture, sale, offering for sale, or distribution for sale of food packaging containing intentionally added PFAS. Creates the PFAS Program Fund and provides that moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Agency as provided by rules adopted by the Agency. Provides a civil penalty for a manufacturer or person who violates the Act of $5,000 for the first violation of the Act and $10,000 for each subsequent violation. Provides that civil penalties collected must be deposited into the Environmental Protection Trust Fund to be used in accordance with the provisions of the Environmental Protection Trust Fund Act. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.

PFAS REDUCTION

Sen. Laura Ellman [D]	Sen. Melinda Bush [D]	Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]	Sen. Suzanne Glowiak Hilton [D]
Sen. Laura Murphy [D]	Rep. Anna Moeller [D]

2021-05-27 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-23 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 58 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-08-06	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0290
2021-08-06	Senate	Effective Date August 6, 2021
2021-08-06	Senate	Governor Approved
2021-06-25	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2021-05-27	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2021-05-27	House	Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 116-000-000
2021-05-26	House	Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day
2021-05-25	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
2021-05-24	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar
2021-05-24	House	Second Reading - Consent Calendar
2021-05-13	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
2021-05-13	House	Do Pass / Consent Calendar Police & Fire Committee; 014-000-000
2021-05-05	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2021-05-04	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2021-05-04	House	Assigned to Police & Fire Committee
2021-04-27	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-04-27	House	First Reading
2021-04-26	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2021-04-26	House	Arrived in House
2021-04-23	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
2021-04-23	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Ellman
2021-04-23	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2021-04-22	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 009-000-000
2021-04-20	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
2021-04-20	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2021
2021-04-20	Senate	Second Reading
2021-04-20	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
2021-04-15	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
2021-04-15	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman
2021-04-15	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2021
2021-04-15	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation; 010-000-000
2021-04-15	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
2021-04-15	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2021-04-13	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
2021-04-09	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2021-04-09	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman
2021-03-19	Senate	Postponed - Environment and Conservation
2021-03-19	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Environment and Conservation
2021-03-17	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
2021-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
2021-03-12	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2021-03-12	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman
2021-03-03	Senate	Assigned to Environment and Conservation
2021-02-23	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-02-23	Senate	First Reading
2021-02-23	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=561&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB0561.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB0561eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB0561enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/102/102-0290.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB0561sam001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB0561sam002.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB0561sam003.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/senate/10200SB0561_04232021_009000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/house/10200SB0561_05272021_056007T.pdf