Date	Chamber	Action
8/17/2007	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0268

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

415 ILCS 5/22.23c new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates the Plastic Carryout Bag Recycling Program. Requires retailers that distribute plastic carryout bags to consumers to implement a plastic carryout bag collection and recycling program. Sets out plastic carryout bag recycling program requirements. Provides that retailers subject to these provisions shall maintain records detailing the collection, transport, and recycling of plastic carryout bags distributed by the retailer. Provides that any manufacturer of plastic carryout bags shall develop educational marketing materials to encourage the reusing and recycling of plastic carryout bags, and shall make those materials available to retailers.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	415 ILCS 5/22.23c new

	Adds reference to:
	New Act

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Plastic Bag Recycling Act and the Plastic Bag Recycling Task Force. Sets out the composition and duties of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force and the Environmental Protection Agency shall collaborate on a report to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly on specified aspects of the pilot program. Sets out a voluntary plastic bag recycling pilot program for certain retailers of Lake County. Provides that the Act is repealed on June 1, 2011.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Provides that retailers participating in the plastic bag recycling pilot program must implement the program on the effective date of the Act (now, on August 1, 2007). Provides that participating retailers must (instead of "may") take specified actions. Makes changes to the composition of the Plastic Bag Recycling Task Force. Changes the date by which the Task Force must compile and submit a report from March 1, 2011 to March 1, 2010. Changes the repeal date of the Act from June 1, 2011 to June 1, 2010.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/7/2007	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
2/7/2007	Senate	First Reading
2/7/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/21/2007	Senate	Assigned to Environment and Energy
2/28/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
2/28/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/1/2007	Senate	Held in Environment and Energy
3/1/2007	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
3/1/2007	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
3/6/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment and Energy
3/8/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/8/2007	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Environment and Energy; 007-000-000
3/8/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
3/13/2007	Senate	Second Reading
3/13/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2007
3/20/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
3/20/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
3/21/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Environment and Energy
3/22/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Energy; 008-000-000
3/29/2007	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/29/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Link
3/29/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
3/29/2007	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
3/30/2007	House	Arrived in House
3/30/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/30/2007	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
4/4/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
4/5/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
4/5/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
4/9/2007	House	First Reading
4/9/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/17/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
4/30/2007	House	Assigned to Environmental Health Committee
5/8/2007	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 009-000-000
5/9/2007	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	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
5/22/2007	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
5/22/2007	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
5/22/2007	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
5/22/2007	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
5/22/2007	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
5/22/2007	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-026-000
5/22/2007	Senate	Passed Both Houses
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 . . . . . . . . . 95-0268

Back To Top