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Bill WEIGHTS & MEASURES-PENALTY Amends the Weights and Measures Act. Provides that if any person fails or refuses to pay, within 60 days after the issuance of notice from the Department, a fee authorized by the Section, the Department may prohibit that person from using commercial weighing and measuring devices. Provides that any penalty of $2,500 or greater (currently, any penalty) not paid within 120 days (currently, 60 days) of issuance of notice from the Department shall be submitted to the Department of Revenue (currently, the Attorney General's office) for collection as provided under the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. Provides that the Department may prohibit any person from using a commercial weighing or measuring device for failure to pay an administrative monetary penalty within 60 days of issuance of notice from the Department. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 100th HB 3121 Illinois HB 3121 (100th)
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Illinois HB 3121 (100th) — WEIGHTS & MEASURES-PENALTY

Amends the Weights and Measures Act. Provides that if any person fails or refuses to pay, within 60 days after the issuance of notice from the Department, a fee authorized by the Section, the Department may prohibit that person from using commercial weighing and measuring devices. Provides that any penalty of $2,500 or greater (currently, any penalty) not paid within 120 days (currently, 60 days) of issuance of notice from the Department shall be submitted to the Department of Revenue (currently, the Attorney General's office) for collection as provided under the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. Provides that the Department may prohibit any person from using a commercial weighing or measuring device for failure to pay an administrative monetary penalty within 60 days of issuance of notice from the Department. Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 1110 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 570 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Charles Meier — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2017-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier filing
  • 2017-02-09 First Reading reading-1
  • 2017-02-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2017-02-22 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
  • 2017-03-14 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2017-03-15 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2017-03-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2017-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2017-03-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2017-04-04 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2017-04-04 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 5, 2017 reading-1
  • 2017-04-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
  • 2017-04-26 First Reading reading-1
  • 2017-04-26 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2017-05-02 Approved for Consideration Assignments
  • 2017-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2017
  • 2017-05-18 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2017-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2017
  • 2017-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2017-05-25 Passed Both Houses
  • 2017-06-23 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2017-08-18 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2017-08-18 Effective Date August 18, 2017
  • 2017-08-18 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0155 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/49db175c-e606-4d3e-ab39-7cbffada102d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).