Illinois House Bill 2401 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-31 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2016, no person may knowingly cause or allow sale at wholesale or retail of a coal tar sealant product. Provides that, on and after July 1, 2017, no person may knowingly cause or allow application of a coal tar sealant product on any surface in the State of Illinois including but not limited to a driveway, parking area, playground, sidewalk, bike trail or roadway. Provides that a city or county may adopt ordinances providing for enforcement of the requirements of this provision. Provides that any violation of this provision shall be enforceable by administrative citation. Provides that penalties for violation may not exceed $1,000 for the first offense and $5,000 for the second offense. Effective immediately.

EPA-COAL TAR BAN

Sen. Laura Fine [D]	Rep. Ann Williams [D]	Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]	Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]
Rep. Anna Moeller [D]	Rep. Elaine Nekritz [D]	Rep. Martin Moylan [D]	Rep. Camille Lilly [D]
Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-31	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2015-07-01	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2015-03-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
2015-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2015-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
2015-03-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
2015-03-19	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2015-03-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
2015-03-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
2015-03-10	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2015-03-10	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Fine
2015-03-02	House	Assigned to Environment
2015-02-17	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-02-17	House	First Reading
2015-02-10	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Fine

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
415	5	52.6	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2401&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB2401.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB2401ham001.htm