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type: "Bill"
title: "MERCURY SWITCH REMOVAL ACT"
description: "Amends the Mercury Switch Removal Act. Changes the Act's repeal date from January 1, 2027 to January 1, 2022. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 1372"
citation: "Illinois SB 1372 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f19b4f0e-054d-43aa-963d-7987bb829d92"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1372&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=103694&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "1dd407d66a558db2d514b5a489c9b72b7ece1927a0aaa2bef0c4542079793f6c"
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 SB 1372 (100th) — MERCURY SWITCH REMOVAL ACT
Amends the Mercury Switch Removal Act. Changes the Act's repeal date from January 1, 2027 to January 1, 2022. 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=10000SB1372&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103694&DocNum=1372&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1372eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103694&DocNum=1372&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1372enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103694&DocNum=1372&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1081** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Don Harmon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-02** Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2017
- **2017-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 4, 2017
- **2017-04-26** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-04-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2017-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2017
- **2017-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0092 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f19b4f0e-054d-43aa-963d-7987bb829d92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).