republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-4227.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTRONICS RECYCLING & REUSE"
description: "Amends the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act. Provides that each December 15 the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall post on its website: (i) the mailing address of each collection site at which collectors collected covered electronic device (CEDs) and eligible electronic devices (EEDs) during the program year and (ii) the amount in pounds of total CEDs and total EEDs collected at the collection site during the program year. Provides that manufacturers of specified electronic devices shall submit to the Agency a report that contains the total weight of computers, the total weight of computer monitors, the total weight of printers, facsimile machines, and scanners, the total weight of televisions, the total weight of the remaining CEDs, and the total weight of EEDs recycled or processed for reuse. Provides that, by January 31 of each program year, collectors must submit to the Agency a report that contains the total weight of computers, the total weight of computer monitors, the total weight of printers, facsimile machines, and scanners, the total weight of televisions, the total weight of the remaining CEDs collected, and the total weight of EEDs collected or received for each manufacturer during the previous program year. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4227"
citation: "Illinois HB 4227 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-01-16"
last_action: "2014-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7645d01-edd7-46df-8b47-364fc930d76b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4227&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=78216&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "d55cc2f39fa28ed895b1fccca87428056bb18aa4cbf40fe862f692fb37bd0326"
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 HB 4227 (98th) — ELECTRONICS RECYCLING & REUSE

Amends the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act. Provides that each December 15 the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shall post on its website: (i) the mailing address of each collection site at which collectors collected covered electronic device (CEDs) and eligible electronic devices (EEDs) during the program year and (ii) the amount in pounds of total CEDs and total EEDs collected at the collection site during the program year. Provides that manufacturers of specified electronic devices shall submit to the Agency a report that contains the total weight of computers, the total weight of computer monitors, the total weight of printers, facsimile machines, and scanners, the total weight of televisions, the total weight of the remaining CEDs, and the total weight of EEDs recycled or processed for reuse. Provides that, by January 31 of each program year, collectors must submit to the Agency a report that contains the total weight of computers, the total weight of computer monitors, the total weight of printers, facsimile machines, and scanners, the total weight of televisions, the total weight of the remaining CEDs collected, and the total weight of EEDs collected or received for each manufacturer during the previous program year. 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=09800HB4227&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78216&DocNum=4227&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4227eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78216&DocNum=4227&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4227enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78216&DocNum=4227&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carol A. Sente — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol A. Sente `filing`
- **2014-01-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-01-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2014-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2014-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2014-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2014-03-03** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2014-03-21** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2014-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2014-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2014-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2014-03-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2014-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-13** Do Pass Environment; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2014
- **2014-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2014
- **2014-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2014
- **2014-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0714 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7645d01-edd7-46df-8b47-364fc930d76b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).