---
type: "Bill"
title: "BROM FIRE RETARDANT PREVEN ACT"
description: "Creates the Brominated Flame Retardant Prevention Act. Provides that effective January 1, 2006 a person may not manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product, or a flame-retarded part of a product containing more than one-tenth of 1% of pentaBDE or octaBDE by mass. Provides that effective January 1, 2008 a person may not manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product, or a flame-retarded part of a product containing more than one-tenth of 1% of decaBDE. Provides penalties for a violation of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 2572"
citation: "Illinois HB 2572 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 78
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-18"
last_action: "2005-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2618cd70-ecbe-4ef7-b3a8-ed09cd789278"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2572&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=18516&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "cf1165b0206f3336c1d13e3e3f2c474ecc8c36fdc174d5a05f0ddf965e0955b4"
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 2572 (94th) — BROM FIRE RETARDANT PREVEN ACT

Creates the Brominated Flame Retardant Prevention Act. Provides that effective January 1, 2006 a person may not manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product, or a flame-retarded part of a product containing more than one-tenth of 1% of pentaBDE or octaBDE by mass. Provides that effective January 1, 2008 a person may not manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product, or a flame-retarded part of a product containing more than one-tenth of 1% of decaBDE. Provides penalties for a violation of the Act.

## 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=09400HB2572&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18516&DocNum=2572&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2572eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18516&DocNum=2572&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB2572enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=18516&DocNum=2572&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elaine Nekritz — primary (person)
- Rickey R. Hendon — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `filing`
- **2005-02-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-02-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2005-02-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2005-02-18** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2005-02-18** Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2005-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2005-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Re-assigned to Environmental Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environmental Health Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environmental Health Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Environmental Health Committee; 006-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2005-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Environmental Health Committee
- **2005-04-13** State Debt Impact Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2005-04-13** State Debt Impact Note Filed As Amended by HA 2
- **2005-04-13** Pension Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2005-04-13** Pension Note Filed As Amended by HA 2
- **2005-04-14** Home Rule Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2005-04-14** State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
- **2005-04-14** Home Rule Note Filed As Amended by HA 2
- **2005-04-14** State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 2
- **2005-04-14** Judicial Note Filed As Amended by HA 1,2
- **2005-04-14** Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 2
- **2005-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Environmental Health Committee; 010-000-001 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-15** Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed As Amended by HA 1,2
- **2005-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2005-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
- **2005-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- **2005-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass Environment & Energy; 010-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-01** Effective Date July 1, 2005
- **2005-07-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0100 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2618cd70-ecbe-4ef7-b3a8-ed09cd789278`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).