Bill Status of HB 5373   97th General Assembly

Short Description:  EPA-BPA-BUSINESS RECORDS

House Sponsors
Rep. Karen May-Barbara Flynn Currie-Karen A. Yarbrough-Naomi D. Jakobsson

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
415 ILCS 5/22.57 new
415 ILCS 5/42from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1042
415 ILCS 5/44from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1044

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, and use of paper containing bisphenol A for the making of business or banking records. Requires paper manufacturers to, among other things, replace bisphenol A with an alternative chemical. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to gather and certify certain information about alternative chemicals. Requires the Agency to convene an Advisory Committee on Least Toxic Alternatives to Bisphenol A. Sets forth requirements that apply to members of the Committee. Delays the applicability of the prohibitions on the manufacture, distribution, and use of bisphenol-A-containing paper for the making of business or banking records if the United States Environmental Protection Agency has not identified a safe, commercially available alternative to bisphenol A prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
415 ILCS 5/22.57 new
415 ILCS 5/42
415 ILCS 5/44
Adds reference to:
New Act

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Thermal Receipt Paper Act. Prohibits, beginning January 1, 2015, a paper manufacturer or paper distributor from selling, offering to sell, distributing, or offering to distribute in the State any thermal receipt paper that contains bisphenol-A and any person from using thermal receipt paper that contains bisphenol-A. Authorizes manufacturers, distributers, and users of thermal receipt paper to request that the implementation of these prohibitions be delayed. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct educational outreach efforts. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of the Act. Authorizes enforcement actions by the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred and the Attorney General.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2012HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Karen May
  2/15/2012HouseFirst Reading
  2/15/2012HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/21/2012HouseAssigned to Environmental Health Committee
  2/28/2012HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May
  2/28/2012HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  2/29/2012HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environmental Health Committee
  3/1/2012HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environmental Health Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/1/2012HouseRemains in Environmental Health Committee
  3/7/2012HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
  3/7/2012HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
  3/7/2012HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
  3/8/2012HouseMotion Do Pass - Lost Environmental Health Committee; 009-009-000
  3/8/2012HouseRemains in Environmental Health Committee
  3/9/2012HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die

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