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type: "Bill"
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title: "SOLID WASTE-SCHOOL RECYCLING"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "HB 4159"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4159 (95th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2007-11-01"
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last_action: "2008-07-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fee57207-11d9-4885-85cf-f3aff6d518bd"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4159&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=34420&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "764d8b41a0a91d020b25ef9d48d1e3b2181b7c49510545b71a76d540d243f42e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 4159 (95th) — SOLID WASTE-SCHOOL RECYCLING
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4159&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34420&DocNum=4159&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4159eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34420&DocNum=4159&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4159enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34420&DocNum=4159&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Suzanne Bassi — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-11-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi `filing`
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- **2007-11-01** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-11-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2008-02-06** Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2008-02-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment & Energy Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2008-02-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment & Energy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2008-02-14** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2008-02-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2008-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi `amendment-introduction`
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- **2008-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2008-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
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- **2008-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2008-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
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- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2008-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2008-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2008-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2008-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2008 `reading-1`
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- **2008-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
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- **2008-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2008-04-16** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2008-04-30** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2008-05-15** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2008
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- **2008-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2008-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2008
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- **2008-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
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- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2008-07-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2008-07-18** Effective Date July 18, 2008
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- **2008-07-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0741 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fee57207-11d9-4885-85cf-f3aff6d518bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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