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| | HB2076 Enrolled | | LRB101 05024 CPF 50033 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 22.59 as follows:
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| 6 | | (415 ILCS 5/22.59 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 22.59. Regulation of bisphenol A in business |
| 8 | | transaction paper. |
| 9 | | (a) For purposes of this Section, "thermal paper" means |
| 10 | | paper with bisphenol A added to the coating. |
| 11 | | (b) Beginning January 1, 2020, no person shall manufacture, |
| 12 | | for sale in this State, thermal paper. |
| 13 | | (c) No person shall distribute or use any thermal paper for |
| 14 | | the making of business or banking records, including, but not |
| 15 | | limited to, records of receipts, credits, withdrawals, |
| 16 | | deposits, or credit or debit card transactions. This subsection |
| 17 | | shall not apply to thermal paper that was manufactured prior to |
| 18 | | January 1, 2020. |
| 19 | | (d) The prohibition in subsections (a) and (b) shall not |
| 20 | | apply to paper containing recycled material.
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| 21 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 22 | | becoming law.
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