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Introduced
02/17/2023
02/17/2023
In Committee
02/17/2023
02/17/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2025
01/08/2025
Introduced Session
103rd General Assembly
Bill Summary
Creates the Illinois Container Fee and Deposit Act. Provides for a deposit value of 10 cents to be paid by consumers on each beverage container sold in the State by a dealer for consumption. Provides that, upon the return to a dealer or person operating a redemption center, the dealer or redemption center shall pay the value of the deposit back to the consumer as a refund. Sets forth requirements for administration of the program. Provides certain exemptions to the program. Requires that the refund value be clearly indicated on all beverage containers sold in the State. Provides for the Environmental Protection Agency to certify redemption centers. Prohibits snap-top beverage containers. Provides that persons violating the Act shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Prohibits the manufacture of certain beverage containers. Prohibits the disposal of beverage containers at sanitary landfills. Provides that deposits not passed on to the consumer through bottle redemption shall be distributed as follows: 75% to the Agency for environmental and conservation-related programs and 25% to each distributor in proportion to the number of beverage containers sold by each distributor in the State. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Container Fee and Deposit Fund. Effective immediately.
AI Summary
This bill creates the Illinois Container Fee and Deposit Act. It establishes a 10-cent deposit value on all beverage containers sold in the state, which consumers can redeem when returning the empty containers to dealers or redemption centers. The bill sets forth various requirements for administering the program, including reimbursing dealers and redemption centers for the deposit value and a 2-cent "redemption center fee" per container. The bill also creates the Illinois Container Fee and Deposit Fund to manage the deposit and redemption monies, with unclaimed deposits to be used for environmental and conservation programs and distribution to beverage distributors. Additionally, the bill prohibits certain types of beverage containers, such as snap-top cans and single-serving plastic cans, and bans the disposal of beverage containers in landfills.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Session Sine Die (on 01/07/2025)
Bill Topics
Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce
- ‐ Beverage Industry Regulation
Environment
- ‐ Waste Disposal
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3805&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103 | 02/17/2023 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3805.htm | 02/17/2023 |
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