102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB1724

 

Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Emil Jones, III

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Cigarette Filter Plastic Ban Act. Provides that, beginning 2 years after the effective date of the Act, a cigarette shall not utilize a single-use filter containing cellulose acetate, another plastic material, or any non-biodegradable material.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning cigarettes.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Cigarette Filter Plastic Ban Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Non-biodegradable material" means any substance that,
8when littered or discarded, is not readily changed to a
9harmless natural state by the action of bacteria.
10    "Single-use" means any product reasonably expected to be
11discarded by consumers after a single use.
 
12    Section 10. Prohibition on use of plastic. Beginning 2
13years after the effective date of this Act, a cigarette shall
14not utilize a single-use filter containing cellulose acetate,
15another plastic material, or any non-biodegradable material in
16this State.