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Introduced
01/29/2025
01/29/2025
In Committee
04/11/2025
04/11/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Creates the Household Hazardous Waste Stewardship Act. Requires manufacturers, beginning January 1, 2027, to implement a stewardship program for covered products. Details manufacturer obligations under the stewardship program, including in the context of a stewardship organization comprised of manufacturers. Requires registration by April 1, 2026, and annually, for each manufacturer who sells covered products in the State and each stewardship organization. Details the roles of retailers and collections sites. Outlines stewardship plan components. Provides requirements for the Environmental Protection Agency for stewardship plan approval. Details requirements for a stewardship organization implementing a stewardship plan, as well as other statewide collection requirements. Details reporting requirements. Requires a stewardship organization to pay to the Agency an annual fee of $200,000, split if there is more than one stewardship organization. Provides for responsibilities for the Agency. Provides for immunity from antitrust laws. Provides for rulemaking authority for the Agency. Provides for civil and criminal penalties. Allows collection of covered products by a premium collection service. Makes findings. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the Household Hazardous Waste Stewardship Act, which creates a comprehensive program for the collection and environmentally sound management of household products containing hazardous substances. Beginning January 1, 2027, manufacturers selling covered products in Illinois must participate in a stewardship program, either individually or as part of a stewardship organization. The program requires manufacturers to fund collection, transportation, and disposal costs for hazardous household products like automotive fluids, pesticides, and cleaning chemicals, with increasing financial responsibility over time (starting at 50% and rising to 90% of transportation and disposal costs). Manufacturers must register annually, develop a stewardship plan approved by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and create a statewide collection network that provides convenient access to collection sites, with specific geographic coverage requirements by 2029 and 2030. Retailers will be prohibited from selling covered products from manufacturers not participating in an approved stewardship program, and the bill includes provisions for education, reporting, and penalties for non-compliance. The goal is to improve household hazardous waste management, protect public health and the environment, and reduce the financial burden on local governments by shifting responsibility to product manufacturers.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (8)
Sharon Chung (D)*,
Kelly Cassidy (D),
Laura Faver Dias (D),
Joyce Mason (D),
Anna Moeller (D),
Anne Stava-Murray (D),
Nabeela Syed (D),
Maurice West (D),
Last Action
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (on 04/11/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1893&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1893.htm |
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