LEAD SINKER & LEAD JIG BAN Senate SponsorsSen. Heather Steans House Sponsors(Rep. Dan Reitz) 7/23/2009SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0061 New ActCreates the Lead Sinker Act. Prohibits any person from selling, supplying, distributing or offering to sell, supply, or distribute lead sinkers and lead jigs. Prohibits the use of lead sinkers and lead jigs to take fish in freshwater lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, brooks, and similar bodies of water over which the Department of Natural Resources ("the Department") has jurisdiction under the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Requires the Department, after consulting with the Illinois State Board of Education, to institute an educational program that meets certain requirements. Requires the Department to (i) notify the public about the Act's prohibitions; (ii) enforce the Act; (iii) confiscate, under certain circumstances, lead jigs or lead sinkers that it finds in the course of enforcing the Act; and (iv) suspend, for not more than 6 months, the hunting and fishing privileges of a person who uses a lead sinker or lead jig to take fish in violation of the Act. Provides fines for violations. Effective one year after becoming law.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Removes provisions prohibiting the use of lead sinkers and jigs. Replaces a provision requiring the Department of Natural Resources, after consulting with the Illinois State Board of Education, to institute the program with a provision authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to institute the program, subject to appropriation. Changes the elements that the program must provide. 2/10/2009SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans 2/10/2009SenateFirst Reading 2/10/2009SenateReferred to Assignments 2/25/2009SenateAssigned to Environment 3/12/2009SenateDo Pass Environment; 008-000-000 3/12/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009 3/17/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans 3/17/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/18/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment 3/19/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment; 007-000-000 3/24/2009SenateSecond Reading 3/24/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Steans 3/24/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009 3/26/2009SenateThird Reading - Passed; 041-013-001 3/26/2009HouseArrived in House 3/26/2009HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/3/2009HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz 4/6/2009HouseFirst Reading 4/6/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/14/2009HouseAssigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee 4/21/2009HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 4/21/2009HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/23/2009HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/23/2009HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/28/2009HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-014-000 4/28/2009SenatePassed Both Houses 5/27/2009SenateSent to the Governor 7/23/2009SenateGovernor Approved 7/23/2009SenateEffective Date January 1, 2010 7/23/2009SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0061