Full Text of HB3379 101st General Assembly
HB3379 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB3379 Introduced , by Rep. Michelle Mussman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Creates the Plastic Straw Ban Act. Provides that no bar, restaurant, or any business that sells food to the public may provide to a customer a single-use plastic straw unless requested by the customer. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall enforce the Act. Provides penalties for violations. Defines terms.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Plastic Straw Ban Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | 7 | | "Bar" means an establishment that is devoted to the serving | 8 | | of alcoholic beverages for consumption by guests on the | 9 | | premises and that derives no more than 10% of its gross revenue | 10 | | from the sale of food consumed on the premises. "Bar" includes, | 11 | | but is not limited to, taverns, nightclubs, cocktail lounges, | 12 | | adult entertainment facilities, and cabarets. | 13 | | "Department" means the Department of Public Health. | 14 | | "Restaurant" means an establishment, including, but not | 15 | | limited to, coffee shops, cafeterias, sandwich stands, and | 16 | | private and public school cafeterias, that gives or offers for | 17 | | sale food or beverages to the public or guests. | 18 | | "Single-use plastic straw" means a single-use, disposable | 19 | | tube made predominantly of plastic derived from either | 20 | | petroleum or a biologically based polymer, such as corn or | 21 | | other plant sources, used to transfer a beverage from a | 22 | | container to the mouth of the person drinking the beverage. | 23 | | "Single-use plastic straw" does not include a straw made from |
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| 1 | | non-plastic materials, including, but not limited to, paper, | 2 | | pasta, sugar cane, wood, or bamboo. | 3 | | Section 10. Plastic straw ban. No bar, restaurant, or any | 4 | | business that sells food to the public may provide to a | 5 | | customer a single-use plastic straw unless requested by the | 6 | | customer. | 7 | | Section 15. Enforcement. The Department shall enforce this | 8 | | Act. The first violation of this Act shall result in a notice | 9 | | of violation, and any subsequent violation shall be punishable | 10 | | by a fine of $25 for each day the bar, restaurant, or business | 11 | | is in violation. All fines collected under this Act shall be | 12 | | paid to the Department.
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