Date	Chamber	Action
8/13/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0369

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

415 ILCS 5/17.9 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Creates the Task Force on Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products and Other Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water. Provides for the appointment of Task Force members by the Director. Provides that the Task Force must initially focus on evaluating pharmaceuticals and personal care products and other emerging contaminants. Specifies certain data that the Task Force must evaluate. Provides that the Task Force must submit its findings, along with recommendations for legislation, to the General Assembly by December 31, 2010. Repeals the Section creating the Task Force on July 1, 2011. Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Medication Education Disposal Solutions (MEDS) collaborative for the purpose of encouraging the environmentally responsible disposal of pharmaceuticals. Requires the Agency and MEDS to focus on the development of an organization that will, among other things, provide information regarding best practices for the disposal of pharmaceuticals. Requires the MEDS collaborative to submit a report on its program development activities by December 31, 2010. Repealed July 1, 2011. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/5/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
2/6/2009	House	First Reading
2/6/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/10/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
2/11/2009	House	Assigned to Environmental Health Committee
2/26/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environmental Health Committee
2/26/2009	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environmental Health Committee; by Voice Vote
2/26/2009	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 013-000-000
2/26/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/26/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
3/3/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/3/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/19/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
3/19/2009	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/19/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2009
3/27/2009	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
3/27/2009	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
3/30/2009	Senate	First Reading
3/30/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/30/2009	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
3/30/2009	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. Susan Garrett
4/22/2009	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
4/22/2009	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Susan Garrett
4/29/2009	Senate	Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000
4/29/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
5/7/2009	Senate	Second Reading
5/7/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
5/19/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/19/2009	House	Passed Both Houses
6/17/2009	House	Sent to the Governor
8/13/2009	House	Governor Approved
8/13/2009	House	Effective Date August 13, 2009
8/13/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0369

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