Bill Text: IL SB1724 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Cigarette Filter Plastic Ban Act. Provides that, beginning 2 years after the effective date of the Act, a cigarette shall not utilize a single-use filter containing cellulose acetate, another plastic material, or any non-biodegradable material.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-16 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB1724 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB1724-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 SB1724 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Emil Jones, III SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Cigarette Filter Plastic Ban Act. Provides that, beginning 2 years after the effective date of the Act, a cigarette shall not utilize a single-use filter containing cellulose acetate, another plastic material, or any non-biodegradable material.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning cigarettes.
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
Cigarette Filter Plastic Ban Act.
Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Non-biodegradable material" means any substance that,
when littered or discarded, is not readily changed to a
harmless natural state by the action of bacteria.
"Single-use" means any product reasonably expected to be
discarded by consumers after a single use.
Section 10. Prohibition on use of plastic. Beginning 2
years after the effective date of this Act, a cigarette shall
not utilize a single-use filter containing cellulose acetate,
another plastic material, or any non-biodegradable material in
this State.