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Bill PLASTIC CARRYOUT BAG RECYCLING Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates the Plastic Carryout Bag Recycling Program. Requires retailers that distribute plastic carryout bags to consumers to implement a plastic carryout bag collection and recycling program. Sets out plastic carryout bag recycling program requirements. Provides that retailers subject to these provisions shall maintain records detailing the collection, transport, and recycling of plastic carryout bags distributed by the retailer. Provides that any manufacturer of plastic carryout bags shall develop educational marketing materials to encourage the reusing and recycling of plastic carryout bags, and shall make those materials available to retailers. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 95th SB 303 Illinois SB 303 (95th)
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Illinois SB 303 (95th) — PLASTIC CARRYOUT BAG RECYCLING

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates the Plastic Carryout Bag Recycling Program. Requires retailers that distribute plastic carryout bags to consumers to implement a plastic carryout bag collection and recycling program. Sets out plastic carryout bag recycling program requirements. Provides that retailers subject to these provisions shall maintain records detailing the collection, transport, and recycling of plastic carryout bags distributed by the retailer. Provides that any manufacturer of plastic carryout bags shall develop educational marketing materials to encourage the reusing and recycling of plastic carryout bags, and shall make those materials available to retailers.

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 — 580 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 8926 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bob Biggins — cosponsor (person)
  • Careen M Gordon — cosponsor (person)
  • Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
  • Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
  • Terry Link — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2007-02-07 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link filing
  • 2007-02-07 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-02-07 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-02-21 Assigned to Environment and Energy referral-committee
  • 2007-02-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link amendment-introduction
  • 2007-02-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-03-01 Held in Environment and Energy
  • 2007-03-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
  • 2007-03-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
  • 2007-03-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment and Energy
  • 2007-03-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2007-03-08 Do Pass as Amended Environment and Energy; 007-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
  • 2007-03-13 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2007-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2007
  • 2007-03-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link amendment-introduction
  • 2007-03-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-03-21 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Environment and Energy
  • 2007-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Energy; 008-000-000
  • 2007-03-29 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
  • 2007-03-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Link amendment-passage
  • 2007-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  • 2007-03-29 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-03-30 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2007-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-03-30 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
  • 2007-04-04 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
  • 2007-04-05 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
  • 2007-04-05 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
  • 2007-04-09 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-04-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-04-17 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
  • 2007-04-30 Assigned to Environmental Health Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-05-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-05-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-05-21 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2007-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
  • 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
  • 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
  • 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
  • 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
  • 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
  • 2007-05-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-026-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-05-22 Passed Both Houses
  • 2007-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2007-08-17 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2007-08-17 Effective Date January 1, 2008
  • 2007-08-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0268 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d56b16c2-6213-4a03-8abe-5e474abf5d96. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).