Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2013	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 1305/10-25

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to promulgate rules by December 31, 2012 to ensure that infant formula packaged in containers made with the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) shall not be provided to women through the Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that on February 2, 2013, the Department of Human Services shall ensure that the infant formula provided to participants under the Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program is packaged in containers which do not contain the chemical bisphenol A (BPA). Provides that the Department may suspend implementation of this provision until the Department enters a new contract period equaling 5 years for any type of infant formula provided by the Program, if the following occur: (1) the Department determines that implementing the provision would decrease the availability of infant formula to participants of the Program or cause an unacceptable fiscal impact to the State; and (2) the Department publishes a notice of suspension in the Illinois Register.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/24/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2/24/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
2/24/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
2/24/2011	House	First Reading
2/24/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/1/2011	House	Assigned to Environmental Health Committee
3/16/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
3/16/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/16/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environmental Health Committee
3/17/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environmental Health Committee; by Voice Vote
3/17/2011	House	Motion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Environmental Health Committee; 007-007-001
3/17/2011	House	Remains in Environmental Health Committee
3/17/2011	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
4/11/2011	House	Re-assigned to Environmental Health Committee
4/11/2011	House	Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
4/11/2011	House	Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
4/12/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
4/15/2011	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/8/2013	House	Session Sine Die

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