Full Text of SB2860 95th General Assembly
SB2860 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2860
Introduced 2/15/2008, by Sen. Mattie Hunter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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410 ILCS 46/17 new |
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410 ILCS 46/30 |
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Amends the Mercury-added Product Prohibition Act. Provides that no person shall distribute or sell any cosmetics, toiletries, or fragrances containing mercury. Provides that any person who knowingly sells or distributes mercury-containing cosmetics, toiletries, or fragrances in this State commits a petty offense and shall be fined up to $500. Provides that a manufacturer that distributes cosmetics, toiletries, or fragrances containing mercury to persons in this State must disclose the level of mercury in its cosmetics, toiletries, or fragrances. A manufacturer who fails to disclose the level of mercury in its cosmetics, toiletries, or fragrances commits a business offense and shall be fined $10,000. Effective January 1, 2009.
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LRB095 19197 KBJ 45443 b |
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| AN ACT concerning health.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Mercury-added Product Prohibition Act is | | 5 |
| amended by changing Section 30 and adding Section 17 as | | 6 |
| follows:
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| (410 ILCS 46/17 new) | | 8 |
| Sec. 17. Sale and distribution of cosmetics, toiletries, or | | 9 |
| fragrances containing mercury. | | 10 |
| (a) No person shall distribute or sell any cosmetics, | | 11 |
| toiletries, or fragrances containing mercury. Any person who | | 12 |
| knowingly sells or distributes mercury-containing cosmetics, | | 13 |
| toiletries, or fragrances in this State is guilty of a petty | | 14 |
| offense and shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500. | | 15 |
| (b) A manufacturer that distributes cosmetics, toiletries, | | 16 |
| or fragrances containing mercury to persons in this State must | | 17 |
| disclose the level of mercury in its cosmetics, toiletries, or | | 18 |
| fragrances. A manufacturer who fails to disclose the level of | | 19 |
| mercury in its cosmetics, toiletries, or fragrances is guilty | | 20 |
| of a business offense and shall be fined $10,000.
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| (410 ILCS 46/30)
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| Sec. 30. Penalty for violation. Except as otherwise |
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| provided in Section 17, a A person who violates this Act shall | | 2 |
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guilty of a petty offense and upon conviction shall be | | 3 |
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less than $50 and not more than $200 | | 4 |
| for each violation.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-165, eff. 1-1-04.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | | 7 |
| 1, 2009.
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