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type: "Bill"
title: "SOLID WASTE MGMT-COMPOSTABLES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall work with nationally based consumer groups and trade associations to develop nationally recognized logos which may be used to indicate whether a container and any other consumer products which are claimed to be recyclable by a product manufacturer are recyclable, compostable, or biodegradable. Provides that the Department shall develop and conduct a public education and awareness campaign to encourage the public to look for and buy products in containers which are recyclable or compostable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 2495"
citation: "Illinois HB 2495 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-18"
last_action: "2015-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08b3869d-805e-4b23-a03f-c015778aeba5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2495&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=87883&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "afdf05f8a58bbb242bce60ff193d5a15e6057a220f4a1c24b4ff0a89de3e188a"
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 2495 (99th) — SOLID WASTE MGMT-COMPOSTABLES
Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall work with nationally based consumer groups and trade associations to develop nationally recognized logos which may be used to indicate whether a container and any other consumer products which are claimed to be recyclable by a product manufacturer are recyclable, compostable, or biodegradable. Provides that the Department shall develop and conduct a public education and awareness campaign to encourage the public to look for and buy products in containers which are recyclable or compostable.
## 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=09900HB2495&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=87883&DocNum=2495&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2495eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=87883&DocNum=2495&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2495enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=87883&DocNum=2495&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **1120** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1120** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Sam Yingling — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sam Yingling `filing`
- **2015-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-02** Assigned to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-03-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-03-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2015-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-03-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-08** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-30** Postponed - Environment and Conservation
- **2015-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2015-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
- **2015-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-07** Do Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2015
- **2015-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2015-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Environment `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Environment; 014-000-000
- **2015-05-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2015-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 112-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Concurs
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-07** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0306 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08b3869d-805e-4b23-a03f-c015778aeba5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).