Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2015	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Paint Stewardship Act. Requires each producer to join the representative organization. Requires the representative organization to submit a plan to the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency for the establishment of a paint stewardship program. Sets forth requirements for the program. Requires the representative organization, in conjunction with an independent auditor, to propose, and the Agency to approve, a fee that will be added to the cost of all architectural paint sold to retailers and distributors in this State. Creates a state-action antitrust exemption for actions taken under the Act. Prohibits, after the implementation of the paint stewardship program, a producer, distributor, or retailer from selling or offering for sale architectural paint to any person in the State if the producer is not a member of the representative organization. Authorizes the imposition of civil penalties for violations of the Act. Sets forth fees for the program. Provides that no person shall incinerate architectural paint or industrial maintenance coatings in this State after July 1, 2016. Effective on January 1, 2015.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/14/2014	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
2/14/2014	Senate	First Reading
2/14/2014	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/18/2014	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
2/25/2014	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
2/25/2014	Senate	Assigned to Environment
3/6/2014	Senate	Postponed - Environment
3/7/2014	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
3/21/2014	Senate	Postponed - Environment
3/28/2014	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2014
4/9/2014	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
4/11/2014	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/13/2015	Senate	Session Sine Die

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