---
type: "Bill"
title: "MERCURY SWITCH-EXTEND REPEAL"
description: "Amends the Mercury Switch Removal Act. Extends the repeal date of the Act from January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2017. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 6201"
citation: "Illinois HB 6201 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec18884f-6fb0-4863-8dce-e756c997f269"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6201&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=52188&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "a694c87006623429cc6b88830b87b5df1c4ed72184d024727e27d7a1210eac55"
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 6201 (96th) — MERCURY SWITCH-EXTEND REPEAL

Amends the Mercury Switch Removal Act. Extends the repeal date of the Act from January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2017. Effective immediately.

## 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=09600HB6201&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52188&DocNum=6201&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6201eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52188&DocNum=6201&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6201enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52188&DocNum=6201&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Karen May — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen May `filing`
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-22** Assigned to Environmental Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2010-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2010-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2010-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2010-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2010-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2010-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 010-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2010-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2010-03-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass Environment; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2010
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-26** Effective Date July 26, 2010
- **2010-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1281 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec18884f-6fb0-4863-8dce-e756c997f269`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).