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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5490</title>
<shortdesc>EPA-USED TIRES-IDPH-TICKS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Gregg Johnson-Dan Swanson, Suzanne M. Ness, Michelle Mussman and Robert "Bob" Rita</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>4/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>415 ILCS 5/55.6a</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>415 ILCS 5/55.8</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1055.8</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2027, an amount equal to 10 cents of every fee collected for the sale of new or used tires at retail shall be allocated to the Department of Public Health for a grant to the Illinois Lyme Association's Tick Research, Education, and Evaluation project. Increases an extra fee collected for the sale of new or used tires at retail for the Emergency Public Health Fund, beginning July 1, 2027, from 50 cents per tire to 60 cents per tire.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gregg Johnson</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee;  014-002-000</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
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