Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 69

Amends the Copper Purchase Registration Law. Changes the short title to the Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law. Provides that, for each purchase of recyclable metal, a recyclable metal dealer must enter specified information on a form provided by the Department of State Police. Requires the recyclable metal dealer to: copy the seller's drivers license or state-issued identification card; photograph the items of recyclable metal purchased; and photograph the license plate and the side of the vehicle or conveyance on which the recyclable metal was delivered or use a security camera to record the license plate and the side of the vehicle or conveyance. Provides that security camera recordings must be retained for 90 days. Provides for reporting to local law enforcement and changes provisions exempting certain municipalities that provide for the registration of recyclable metal. Provides that violation of the Act is a Class A misdemeanor for a second offense and a Class 4 felony for a third or subsequent offense.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that every person licensed as a scrap processor and every recyclable metal dealer shall maintain for 3 years, at his or her established place of business, specified records relating to the acquisition of scrap metals having a value of $100 or more. Provides that a scrap processor shall verify and record the identity of each person from whom scrap metals are acquired. Creates exemptions to these requirements. Provides that authorized representatives of the Secretary of State may inspect the premises of a scrap processor more than 6 times during a 6-month period if one or more of the inspections is an inspection is of records relating to acquisition of scrap metals or of a vehicle, junk vehicle, or vehicle cowl that was acquired for the purpose of processing into a form other than a vehicle, junk vehicle, or vehicle cowl. Provides that a scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer may not purchase metal beer kegs from any person other than the beer manufacturer whose identity is stamped on the keg, or the manufacturer's representative. Requires the purchaser to obtain proof of ownership from the seller. Sets requirements for proof of ownership.

Provides that, for scrap metals valued at $100 or more, the scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer shall verify and record the identity of the person from whom the scrap metals were acquired by recording the identification of that person from the person's driver's license or State Identification Card (instead of from at least 2 sources of identification, one of which shall be a driver's license or State Identification Card) on the scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer's weight ticket.

Date	Chamber	Action
8/17/2007	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0253

Date	Chamber	Action
1/31/2007	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
1/31/2007	Senate	First Reading
1/31/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/7/2007	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
2/21/2007	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
3/1/2007	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
3/7/2007	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
3/12/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
3/12/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/13/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
3/13/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/14/2007	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000
3/14/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
3/20/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
3/20/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
3/21/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
3/22/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000
3/22/2007	Senate	Second Reading
3/22/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Haine
3/22/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
3/30/2007	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007
4/25/2007	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
4/25/2007	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
4/25/2007	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
4/25/2007	House	Arrived in House
4/25/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/25/2007	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
4/25/2007	House	First Reading
4/25/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/30/2007	House	Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
5/1/2007	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Rich Brauer
5/1/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
5/10/2007	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 015-000-000
5/10/2007	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/21/2007	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/21/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/22/2007	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-000
5/22/2007	Senate	Passed Both Houses
5/31/2007	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
6/20/2007	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/17/2007	Senate	Governor Approved
8/17/2007	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2008
8/17/2007	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0253

	Deletes reference to:
	815 ILCS 325/Act title

	Adds reference to:
	625 ILCS 5/1-169.2 new