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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:
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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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| | SB1724 | | LRB102 15974 CPF 21344 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning cigarettes.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
| 5 | | Cigarette Filter Plastic Ban Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: |
| 7 | | "Non-biodegradable material" means any substance that, |
| 8 | | when littered or discarded, is not readily changed to a |
| 9 | | harmless natural state by the action of bacteria. |
| 10 | | "Single-use" means any product reasonably expected to be |
| 11 | | discarded by consumers after a single use.
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| 12 | | Section 10. Prohibition on use of plastic. Beginning 2 |
| 13 | | years after the effective date of this Act, a cigarette shall |
| 14 | | not utilize a single-use filter containing cellulose acetate, |
| 15 | | another plastic material, or any non-biodegradable material in |
| 16 | | this State.
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