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 Bill Status of SB2707  95th General Assembly


Short Description:  SMOKE FREE ILLINOIS-LAB, STORE

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Terry Link - James A. DeLeo and John J. Cullerton

House Sponsors
(Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough - Karen May - Al Riley - Carolyn H. Krause - Jack McGuire, Sandra M. Pihos, Deborah L. Graham, Cynthia Soto, Marlow H. Colvin and Elizabeth Hernandez)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
410 ILCS 46/20


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Mercury Fever Thermometer Prohibition Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the manufacture of mercury fever thermometers.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
410 ILCS 46/20
Adds reference to:
410 ILCS 82/10
410 ILCS 82/35
410 ILCS 82/40
410 ILCS 82/50

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Provides that a "place of employment" does not include enclosed laboratories, not open to the public, in an accredited university or government facility where the activity of smoking is exclusively conducted for the purpose of medical or scientific health-related research. Adds language to provide that a "retail tobacco store" includes an enclosed workplace that manufactures, imports, or distributes tobacco or tobacco products, when, as a necessary and integral part of the process of making, manufacturing, importing, or distributing a tobacco product for the eventual retail sale of that tobacco or tobacco product, tobacco is heated, burned, or smoked, or a lighted tobacco product is tested, provided that the involved business entity: (1) maintains a specially designated area or areas within the workplace for the purpose of the heating, burning, smoking, or lighting activities, and does not create a facility that permits smoking throughout; (2) satisfies the 80% requirement related to gross sales; and (3) delivers tobacco products to consumers, retail establishments, or other wholesale establishments as part of its business.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 3
Deletes reference to:
410 ILCS 46/20
Adds reference to:
410 ILCS 82/10
410 ILCS 82/15
410 ILCS 82/35
410 ILCS 82/40
410 ILCS 82/45
410 ILCS 82/50

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Provides that a "place of employment" does not include enclosed laboratories, not open to the public, in an accredited university or government facility where the activity is conducted for the purpose of research. Adds language to provide that a "retail tobacco store" includes an enclosed workplace that manufactures, imports, or distributes tobacco or tobacco products as a necessary and integral part of its business processes, provided that the involved business entity: (1) maintains a specially designated area or areas within the workplace for the purpose of the heating, burning, smoking, or lighting activities, and does not create a facility that permits smoking throughout; (2) satisfies the 80% requirement related to gross sales; and (3) delivers tobacco products to consumers, retail establishments, or other wholesale establishments as part of its business. Provides that owners of indoor public places and workplaces shall reasonably assure that smoking is prohibited. Provides that the Department, state certified local public health departments, and local law enforcement agencies shall enforce the provisions of this Act through the issuance of citations, and that the citations will conspicuously include certain information. Makes other changes.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that may exist, the Department of Public Health may not make or promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions of the amendatory Act, and provides that nothing contained in the amendatory Act shall be interpreted to grant rulemaking authority under any other statute that is not otherwise explicitly given. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/15/2008SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
  2/15/2008SenateFirst Reading
  2/15/2008SenateReferred to Rules
  3/5/2008SenateAssigned to Executive
  3/12/2008SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
  3/13/2008SenateDo Pass Executive; 008-005-000
  3/13/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
  4/1/2008SenateSecond Reading
  4/1/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2008
  4/2/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
  4/2/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
  4/2/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
  4/3/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-001-001
  4/3/2008SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
  4/3/2008SenateRecalled to Second Reading
  4/3/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Link
  4/3/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2008
  4/11/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Frank C. Watson
  4/11/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
  4/11/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
  4/11/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
  4/11/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Frank C. Watson
  4/11/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules
  4/15/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Executive
  4/15/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Executive
  4/15/2008SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
  4/16/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 009-003-001
  4/16/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 007-006-000
  4/16/2008SenateRecalled to Second Reading
  4/16/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Link
  4/16/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 4 Lost; 015-035-001; Watson
  4/16/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  4/16/2008SenateThird Reading - Passed; 035-016-000
  4/16/2008SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
  4/17/2008HouseArrived in House
  4/17/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  4/17/2008HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
  4/17/2008HouseFirst Reading
  4/17/2008HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  5/21/2008HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
  5/21/2008HouseAssigned to Environmental Health Committee
  5/23/2008HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
  5/27/2008HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environmental Health Committee
  5/27/2008HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environmental Health Committee; by Voice Vote
  5/27/2008HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 011-000-000
  5/27/2008HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  5/27/2008HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  5/27/2008HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  5/28/2008HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
  5/28/2008HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
  5/28/2008HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
  5/28/2008HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
  5/28/2008HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
  5/28/2008HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
  5/28/2008HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
  5/28/2008HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
  5/28/2008HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
  5/28/2008HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  5/28/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  5/30/2008HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-010-000
  5/30/2008SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
  5/30/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 31, 2008
  7/1/2008SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
  1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die

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