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type: "Bill"
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title: "WEIGHTS & MEASURES-PENALTY"
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description: "Amends the Weights and Measures Act. Provides that if any person fails or refuses to pay, within 60 days after the issuance of notice from the Department, a fee authorized by the Section, the Department may prohibit that person from using commercial weighing and measuring devices. Provides that any penalty of $2,500 or greater (currently, any penalty) not paid within 120 days (currently, 60 days) of issuance of notice from the Department shall be submitted to the Department of Revenue (currently, the Attorney General's office) for collection as provided under the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. Provides that the Department may prohibit any person from using a commercial weighing or measuring device for failure to pay an administrative monetary penalty within 60 days of issuance of notice from the Department. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "HB 3121"
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citation: "Illinois HB 3121 (100th)"
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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: 24
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-02-09"
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last_action: "2017-08-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49db175c-e606-4d3e-ab39-7cbffada102d"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3121&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104703&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "fb1cce64120fdaf7ddbc8d2bdf6aa459b459780a437a837c511aec5466fb0fed"
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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 3121 (100th) — WEIGHTS & MEASURES-PENALTY
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Amends the Weights and Measures Act. Provides that if any person fails or refuses to pay, within 60 days after the issuance of notice from the Department, a fee authorized by the Section, the Department may prohibit that person from using commercial weighing and measuring devices. Provides that any penalty of $2,500 or greater (currently, any penalty) not paid within 120 days (currently, 60 days) of issuance of notice from the Department shall be submitted to the Department of Revenue (currently, the Attorney General's office) for collection as provided under the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. Provides that the Department may prohibit any person from using a commercial weighing or measuring device for failure to pay an administrative monetary penalty within 60 days of issuance of notice from the Department. Effective immediately.
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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=10000HB3121&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104703&DocNum=3121&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3121eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104703&DocNum=3121&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3121enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104703&DocNum=3121&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Charles Meier — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier `filing`
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- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2017-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2017-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-04-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2017-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 5, 2017 `reading-1`
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- **2017-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
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- **2017-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-04-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-02** Approved for Consideration Assignments
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- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2017
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- **2017-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2017
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- **2017-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-05-25** Passed Both Houses
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- **2017-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2017-08-18** Effective Date August 18, 2017
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- **2017-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0155 `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/49db175c-e606-4d3e-ab39-7cbffada102d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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