republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/sb-294.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "WIPES LABELING ACT"
description: "Creates the Wipes Labeling Act. Presents the findings of the General Assembly. Provides that a covered entity must clearly and conspicuously label a covered product as \"do not flush\" in accordance with specified requirements. Provides that, upon a request by a municipality or county, a covered entity must submit to the requesting entity, within 90 days after the request, nonconfidential business information and documentation demonstrating compliance with the Act in a format that is easy to understand. Provides that municipalities and counties have the authority to enforce the Act and to collect civil penalties for violations of the Act and may impose a civil penalty in the amount of up to $2,000 for the first violation of the Act, up to $5,000 for the second violation, and up to $10,000 for the third and any subsequent violation. Provides that a municipality or county shall send a written notice of an alleged violation and a copy of the requirements of the Act to a noncompliant covered entity, which will have 90 days to become compliant. Provides that covered products required to be registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act must only comply with the Act on and after July 1, 2023. Limits home rule powers to regulate the labeling of covered products. Contains a severability provision. Effective July 1, 2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 294"
citation: "Illinois SB 294 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cristina Castro", "Daniel Didech"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2021-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8947c39c-8227-4d11-accc-347b2903092c"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=294&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=131326&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "6bad82357a9789c1b32006687f4f4de2fcea08c53daac819739a75b764a19b52"
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 294 (102nd) — WIPES LABELING ACT

Creates the Wipes Labeling Act. Presents the findings of the General Assembly. Provides that a covered entity must clearly and conspicuously label a covered product as "do not flush" in accordance with specified requirements. Provides that, upon a request by a municipality or county, a covered entity must submit to the requesting entity, within 90 days after the request, nonconfidential business information and documentation demonstrating compliance with the Act in a format that is easy to understand. Provides that municipalities and counties have the authority to enforce the Act and to collect civil penalties for violations of the Act and may impose a civil penalty in the amount of up to $2,000 for the first violation of the Act, up to $5,000 for the second violation, and up to $10,000 for the third and any subsequent violation. Provides that a municipality or county shall send a written notice of an alleged violation and a copy of the requirements of the Act to a noncompliant covered entity, which will have 90 days to become compliant. Provides that covered products required to be registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act must only comply with the Act on and after July 1, 2023. Limits home rule powers to regulate the labeling of covered products. Contains a severability provision. Effective July 1, 2022.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0294.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0294eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0294ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0294sam001.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0294enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cristina Castro — primary (person)
- Daniel Didech — primary (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro `filing`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Assigned to Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Do Pass Commerce; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 13, 2021
- **2021-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce
- **2021-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2021
- **2021-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Commerce; 008-000-000
- **2021-04-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Castro `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2021-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2021-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2021-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
- **2021-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Consumer Protection Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-11** Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Consumer Protection Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2021-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 27, 2021
- **2021-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Cristina Castro `filing`
- **2021-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Commerce; 010-000-000
- **2021-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2021-05-30** Senate Concurs
- **2021-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-06** Effective Date July 1, 2022
- **2021-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0286 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8947c39c-8227-4d11-accc-347b2903092c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).