---
type: "Bill"
title: "EPA-METAL BEVERAGE CONTAINERS"
description: "Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that a person may sell or offer for sale at retail in the State any metal beverage container designed and constructed in such a manner that a part of the container is detachable in opening the container without the aid of a can opener if the part comprises substantially all of one of the ends of the metal beverage container."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2386"
citation: "Illinois HB 2386 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-03"
last_action: "2018-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a781af8d-6013-425b-b411-1dfbf69c5bbc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2386&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=103059&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "78aeadd4c673c03948cffca11043653ec64aacc83a25c7949ecbaa1c9365a578"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 2386 (100th) — EPA-METAL BEVERAGE CONTAINERS

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that a person may sell or offer for sale at retail in the State any metal beverage container designed and constructed in such a manner that a part of the container is detachable in opening the container without the aid of a can opener if the part comprises substantially all of one of the ends of the metal beverage container.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2386&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103059&DocNum=2386&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2386eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103059&DocNum=2386&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2386enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103059&DocNum=2386&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Peter Breen — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Peter Breen `filing`
- **2017-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to Tourism, Hospitality & Craft Industries Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Tourism, Hospitality & Craft Industries Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2017-03-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chris Nybo
- **2017-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04** Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2017
- **2017-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0051 `became-law`
- **2018-05-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a781af8d-6013-425b-b411-1dfbf69c5bbc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).