---
type: "Bill"
title: "LITTERING-MINIMUM FINE=$50"
description: "Amends the Litter Control Act. Provides that a person who violates a specific provision of the Act is subject to a mandatory minimum fine of $50."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3081"
citation: "Illinois HB 3081 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-26"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ce850bb-e380-43c6-a22c-4644e41b2a86"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3081&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74934&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "d1a924a188bb63a64672a7782ab40a16328166d35a83c2fb484c5b70162f2e76"
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 3081 (98th) — LITTERING-MINIMUM FINE=$50

Amends the Litter Control Act. Provides that a person who violates a specific provision of the Act is subject to a mandatory minimum fine of $50.

## 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=09800HB3081&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74934&DocNum=3081&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3081eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74934&DocNum=3081&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3081enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74934&DocNum=3081&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **68–45** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **43–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Deborah Mell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deborah Mell `filing`
- **2013-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-07** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 012-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-045-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2013-04-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2013-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 23, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-05-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2013-05-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-05-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-10** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2013
- **2013-05-16** Do Pass Environment; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2013
- **2013-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
- **2013-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 043-011-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0472 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ce850bb-e380-43c6-a22c-4644e41b2a86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).