Bill > HB4356

Introduced Session

Creates the Carpet Stewardship Act. Provides that for all carpet sold in this State, producers shall, through a clearinghouse, implement and finance a statewide carpet stewardship program that manages the product by reducing the product's waste generation, promotes its reutilization and recovery, and provides for negotiation and execution of agreements to collect, transport, process, and market the product for end-of-life carpet recovery and carpet reutilization. Requires the clearinghouse to be incorporated as a nonprofit. Provides that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency must approve the carpet stewardship plan for the plan to be valid. Establishes requirements for review of the plan, and requirements for producers, retailers, and distributors of carpet. Requires the clearinghouse to submit annual reports to the Agency and pay specified administrative fees. Provides enforcement provisions for the Act. Establishes requirements for State procurement of carpet in the future. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.

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Robyn Gabel (D)*,  Carol Ammons (D),  Dee Avelar (D),  Jonathan Carroll (D),  Terra Costa Howard (D),  Margaret Croke (D),  Dan Didech (D),  La Shawn Ford (D),  Jen Gong-Gershowitz (D),  Edgar González (D),  Will Guzzardi (D),  Sonya Harper (D),  Lisa Hernandez (D),  Theresa Mah (D),  Joyce Mason (D),  Rita Mayfield (D),  Suzanne Ness (D),  Delia Ramirez (D),  Justin Slaughter (D),  Anne Stava-Murray (D),  Mark Walker (D),  Chris Welch (D),  Kathleen Willis (D),  Janet Yang Rohr (D),  Sam Yingling (D), 

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (on 03/04/2022)

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