Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2021	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

30 ILCS 105/5.930 new

55 ILCS 5/5-1186 new

65 ILCS 5/11-42-17 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Carryout Bag Fee Act. Provides that a carryout bag fee of $0.10 is imposed on each carryout bag used by a customer at retail establishments, except in municipalities with a population greater than 1,000,000, with $0.03 being returned to the retail establishment, $0.04 into the Carryout Bag Fee Fund, $0.01 to the Prairie Research Institute of the University of Illinois, $0.01 into the Solid Waste Management Fund, and $0.01 into the Partners for Conservation Fund. Provides that the carryout bag fee does not apply to the retail sale or use of carryout bags that are used to carry items purchased under specified governmental food assistance programs. Repeals the new Act on January 1, 2026. Amends the State Finance Act making conforming changes. Amends the Counties Code and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county or municipality may not ban, place a fee or tax on, or regulate in any other manner the use, disposition, content, taxation, or sale of carryout bags. Limits the applicability of the provisions as they relate to a county or municipality that charged a fee or tax on carryout bags on May 1, 2020 and specified recycling programs. Limits home rule powers.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/14/2020	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush
2/14/2020	Senate	First Reading
2/14/2020	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/18/2020	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
1/13/2021	Senate	Session Sine Die

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