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Bill EPA-PROHIBITS MIXING SHARPS Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2015, no person may knowingly mix sharps, including, but not limited to, hypodermic, intravenous, or other medical needles or syringes or other medical household waste containing used or unused sharps, including, but not limited to, hypodermic, intravenous, or other medical needles or syringes or other sharps, with any other material intended for collection as a recyclable material by a residential hauler. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2015, no person may knowingly place sharps into a container intended for collection by a commercial hauler for processing at a recycling center. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2015, State agencies and local governments, as well as businesses and non-profit organizations may establish various specified sharps disposal programs. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency may provide educational materials to the public about the safe management and proper disposal of household generated sharps through the use of literature, websites, DVDs, a toll-free number, or any other method which the Agency deems appropriate. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 99th SB 793 Illinois SB 793 (99th)
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Illinois SB 793 (99th) — EPA-PROHIBITS MIXING SHARPS

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2015, no person may knowingly mix sharps, including, but not limited to, hypodermic, intravenous, or other medical needles or syringes or other medical household waste containing used or unused sharps, including, but not limited to, hypodermic, intravenous, or other medical needles or syringes or other sharps, with any other material intended for collection as a recyclable material by a residential hauler. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2015, no person may knowingly place sharps into a container intended for collection by a commercial hauler for processing at a recycling center. Provides that, beginning on July 1, 2015, State agencies and local governments, as well as businesses and non-profit organizations may establish various specified sharps disposal programs. Provides that the Environmental Protection Agency may provide educational materials to the public about the safe management and proper disposal of household generated sharps through the use of literature, websites, DVDs, a toll-free number, or any other method which the Agency deems appropriate. Effective immediately.

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 — 54–0 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
  • Linda Holmes — primary (person)
  • Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2015-02-05 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes filing
  • 2015-02-05 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-02-05 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2015-02-17 Assigned to Environment and Conservation referral-committee
  • 2015-03-04 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
  • 2015-03-05 Postponed - Environment and Conservation
  • 2015-03-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes amendment-introduction
  • 2015-03-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2015-03-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
  • 2015-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2015-03-19 Do Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation; 007-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2015
  • 2015-03-24 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2015-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2015
  • 2015-04-16 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-04-16 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2015-04-17 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  • 2015-04-17 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-04-17 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-04-20 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ann M. Williams
  • 2015-04-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  • 2015-04-27 Assigned to Environment referral-committee
  • 2015-05-01 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
  • 2015-05-08 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
  • 2015-05-14 Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 015-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-05-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-05-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
  • 2015-05-18 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2015-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-05-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-05-20 Passed Both Houses
  • 2015-05-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  • 2015-06-18 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2015-07-20 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2015-07-20 Effective Date July 20, 2015
  • 2015-07-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0082 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/231b5aff-43a2-4b7c-9d94-add48b612ab2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).

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