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Bill SOLID WASTE-SCHOOL RECYCLING Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Provides that school districts in the State shall periodically review their procurement procedures and specifications related to the purchase of products or supplies with the objectives of (1) seeking out products and supplies that contain recycled materials and (2) ensuring that purchased products or supplies are reusable, durable, or made from recycled materials if economically and practically feasible. Provides that public schools shall give preference to products and supplies containing the highest amount of recycled material. Sets forth benchmarks for the public school recycling program through the year 2020. Sets forth recovered material content guidelines for recycled paper. Requires each school board in the State to develop a comprehensive waste reduction plan by July 1, 2010 covering a period of 15 years that addresses the management of solid waste generated by academic, administrative, and other institutional functions. Provides that the comprehensive waste reduction plans shall be updated every 5 years. Provides that each comprehensive waste reduction plan shall provide for recycling of marketable materials present in the school district's waste stream and shall provide for the investigation of potential markets for other recyclable materials present in the school district's waste stream. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 95th HB 4159 Illinois HB 4159 (95th)
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Illinois HB 4159 (95th) — SOLID WASTE-SCHOOL RECYCLING

Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Provides that school districts in the State shall periodically review their procurement procedures and specifications related to the purchase of products or supplies with the objectives of (1) seeking out products and supplies that contain recycled materials and (2) ensuring that purchased products or supplies are reusable, durable, or made from recycled materials if economically and practically feasible. Provides that public schools shall give preference to products and supplies containing the highest amount of recycled material. Sets forth benchmarks for the public school recycling program through the year 2020. Sets forth recovered material content guidelines for recycled paper. Requires each school board in the State to develop a comprehensive waste reduction plan by July 1, 2010 covering a period of 15 years that addresses the management of solid waste generated by academic, administrative, and other institutional functions. Provides that the comprehensive waste reduction plans shall be updated every 5 years. Provides that each comprehensive waste reduction plan shall provide for recycling of marketable materials present in the school district's waste stream and shall provide for the investigation of potential markets for other recyclable materials present in the school district's waste stream.

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 — 1070 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 560 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Suzanne Bassi — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2007-11-01 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi filing
  • 2007-11-01 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-11-01 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2008-02-06 Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee referral-committee
  • 2008-02-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment & Energy Committee amendment-introduction
  • 2008-02-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2008-02-14 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 020-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2008-02-15 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2008-02-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi amendment-introduction
  • 2008-02-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2008-02-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
  • 2008-03-03 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2008-03-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
  • 2008-03-13 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2008-03-13 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2008-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2008-04-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2008-04-02 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2008-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2008 reading-1
  • 2008-04-15 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
  • 2008-04-16 First Reading reading-1
  • 2008-04-16 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2008-04-30 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2008-05-15 Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2008-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2008
  • 2008-05-15 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2008-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2008
  • 2008-05-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
  • 2008-05-20 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2008-05-20 Passed Both Houses
  • 2008-06-18 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2008-07-18 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2008-07-18 Effective Date July 18, 2008
  • 2008-07-18 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0741 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fee57207-11d9-4885-85cf-f3aff6d518bd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).