98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5857
 
Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act

     Creates the Chemicals in Commercial Products Act. Creates the Task Force on Chemicals in Commercial Products. Provides that the task force shall (1) prepare a report evaluating the risks to human health and safety posed by the presence of chemicals classified as priority chemicals by the federal Safer Chemistry Challenge Program within commercial products sold in this State, and (2) provide recommendations to the General Assembly as to whether further legislation is needed to regulate priority chemicals in commercial products in this State. Contains a repealer provision.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
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 
5Chemicals in Commercial Products.
 
6    Section 5. Task Force on Chemicals in Commercial Products.
7    (a) There is hereby created the Task Force on Chemicals in 
8Commercial Products.

9    (b) The task force shall consist of the following members:
10        (1) Four legislators, appointed one each by the 
11    President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, 
12    the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 
13    Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;

14        (2) The Governor, or his or her designee;

15        (3) The Director of the Illinois Environmental 
16    Protection Agency, or his or her designee;

17        (4) The Director of the Department of Public Health, or 
18    his or her designee;

19        (5) The Attorney General of the State of Illinois, or 
20    his or her designee; and

21        (6) Four members from entities representing the 
22    interests of manufacturers in this State appointed by the 
23    Governor.
 
 
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1    (c) The Director of the Illinois Environmental Protection 
2Agency, or his or her designee, shall serve as chairperson of 
3the task force, and the Agency shall provide technical support 
4and assistance to the task force and shall be responsible for 
5administering its operations and ensuring that the 
6requirements of this Act are met.

7    (d) The task force may consult with any persons or entities 
8it deems necessary to carry out its purposes.

9    (e) Members of the task force shall be appointed no later 
10than 90 days after the effective date of this Act. The members 
11of the task force shall receive no compensation for serving as 
12members of the task force.

13    (f) The task force shall (1) prepare a report evaluating 
14the risks to human health and safety posed by the presence of 
15chemicals classified as priority chemicals by the federal Safer 
16Chemistry Challenge Program within commercial products sold in 
17this State, and (2) provide recommendations to the General 
18Assembly as to whether further legislation is needed to 
19regulate priority chemicals in commercial products in this 
20State.

21    (g) The task force shall submit its report and 
22recommendations to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 
232017.
  
 
24    Section 10. Expiration.  This Act is repealed on January 1, 
252018.