Bill Status of HB1266  97th General Assembly

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Short Description:  EPA-CHEMICAL SAFETY TESTING

House Sponsors
Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2013	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

415 ILCS 5/25b-10 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, by January 1, 2013, and from time to time thereafter, to file with the Governor and the General Assembly and publish on its website a list of chemical substances (i) that are produced or distributed in the State in quantities that the Director deems to have a potentially significant impact on the health and safety of persons in, or the environment of, the State and (ii) that have not been required to be tested by rule of the United States Environmental Protection Agency under a specified provision of the Toxic Substances Control Act. Requires the Agency, within one year after the filing and publishing of the list of chemical substances, to develop testing protocols to assess the safety of listed chemical substances. Requires the Agency, if necessary, to make an application to the United States Environmental Protection Agency to implement the testing protocols. Requires the Agency to implement the testing protocols as soon as possible, subject to any necessary approval by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Authorizes the Agency to collect certain information. Defines "chemical substance", "Director", and "environment".

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/8/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2/8/2011	House	First Reading
2/8/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/14/2011	House	Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee
3/17/2011	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/8/2013	House	Session Sine Die