Bill Text: IL SB0058 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Chaptered


Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill. Adds provisions amending the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that, after January 1, 2025, State agencies and departments may not procure disposable food service containers that are composed in whole or in part from polystyrene foam for use at the State agency or department. Adds provisions amending the Department of Employment Security Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Employment Security shall conduct a study on the potential impact on the workforce of the State of legislation prohibiting the sale and distribution of disposable food service containers composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-08-04 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0470 [SB0058 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB0058-Chaptered.html



Public Act 103-0470
SB0058 EnrolledLRB103 04642 CPF 49650 b
AN ACT concerning safety.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State
Entities Single-Use Plastic Reporting Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Single-use plastic disposable foodware" means containers,
bowls, straws, plates, trays, cartons, cups, lids, forks,
spoons, knives, and other items that are designed for one-time
use for beverages, prepared food, or leftovers from meals and
that are made of plastic, are not compostable, and are not
accepted in residential curbside recycling pick up.
"State agency" means any department, commission, council,
board, bureau, committee, institution, agency, university,
government corporation, authority, or other establishment or
official of this State. "State agency" includes any
establishment or official of the State that directly or
indirectly oversees the State's purchase of any product for
use in the State.
Section 10. State agencies tracking single-use plastic
disposable foodware.
(a) Beginning July 1, 2024, each State agency shall:
(1) track its own purchases of single-use plastic
disposable foodware that are less than $2,000 or otherwise
not reduced to writing; and
(2) establish goals on reducing single-use plastic
disposable foodware purchases based on the tracked
purchases.
(b) Each State agency shall submit a report of its
findings regarding the matters in subsection (a) to the
Governor and the General Assembly on or before October 1,
2025.
Section 905. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
adding Section 45-24 as follows:
(30 ILCS 500/45-24 new)
Sec. 45-24. Single-use plastics prohibition; preference.
(a) As used in this Section:
"Compostable" means that the item meets the ASTM D6400
standard of compostability and has been certified by the
Biodegradable Products Institute as compostable.
"Compostable foodware" means containers, bowls, straws,
plates, trays, cartons, cups, lids, forks, spoons, knives, and
other items that are designed for one-time use for beverages,
prepared food, or leftovers from meals that are compostable.
"Disposable food service container" means serviceware
designed for one-time use. "Disposable food service container"
includes, but is not limited to, serviceware for take-out
foods, bakery products, and leftovers from partially consumed
meals. "Disposable food service container" does not include
polystyrene foam coolers, egg carton containers, ice chests
that are used for the processing or shipping of seafood or
service ware that is used to contain, transport, or otherwise
package raw, uncooked, or butchered meat, poultry, fish, or
seafood.
"Polystyrene foam" means blown polystyrene and expanded or
extruded foams using a styrene monomer.
"Recyclable foodware" means items that are designed for
one-time use for beverages, prepared food, or leftovers from
meals and that are commonly accepted in local curbside
residential recycling pick up.
"Serviceware" means a container, bowl, plate, tray,
carton, cup, lid, or other item designed to contain,
transport, serve, or aid in the consumption of food or
beverages.
"State agency" has the meaning given to that term in
Section 1-15.100 of this Code.
(b) After January 1, 2025, State agencies and departments
may not procure disposable food service containers that are
composed in whole or in part from polystyrene foam for use at
any State agency or department and instead shall offer only
compostable foodware or recyclable foodware for use at the
State agency or department.
(c) After January 1, 2026, or at the renewal of its next
contract, whichever occurs later, no vendor contracted through
a State agency or department may provide customers with
disposable food service containers that are composed in whole
or in part from polystyrene foam at any site owned or leased by
the State, and instead shall offer only compostable foodware
or recyclable foodware for use at sites owned or leased by the
State.
Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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