Bill Sponsors: IL SB3640 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly

Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB3640 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator John Curran [R]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-041FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Iris Martinez [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-020FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Julie Morrison [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-029FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Melinda Bush [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-031FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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