---
type: "Bill"
title: "LITTER CONTROL-CIGARETTES"
description: "Amends the Litter Control Act. Changes the definition of \"litter\" to include cigarettes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3243"
citation: "Illinois HB 3243 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-26"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0d805fe-18b5-4fc3-b38f-f577f0779fe2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3243&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=75102&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "ba5295651810fd13a0d8008d8a4ae135b9f04d3ffe5f596f9ceedbabd04f47e6"
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 3243 (98th) — LITTER CONTROL-CIGARETTES

Amends the Litter Control Act. Changes the definition of "litter" to include cigarettes.

## 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=09800HB3243&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75102&DocNum=3243&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3243eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75102&DocNum=3243&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3243enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75102&DocNum=3243&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **71–45** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (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`
- **2013-03-11** Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-22** 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
- **2013-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-045-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2013-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2013-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2013-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2013-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2013-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-30** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass Criminal Law; 006-001-002 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2013
- **2013-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `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 . . . . . . . . . 98-0483 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0d805fe-18b5-4fc3-b38f-f577f0779fe2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).