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SB 649 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

MOTOR FUEL STANDARDS-BIODIESEL

Summary
Amends the Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act. Removes language requiring a label to be placed on the retail motor fuel dispensing device for motor fuel containing at least 2% by volume of the methanol derivative methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE). Requires that biodiesel and biodiesel blends be identified by the capital letter "B" followed by the numerical value representing the volume percentage of biodiesel fuel. Provides requirements for a label that must be located on the retail motor fuel dispensing device concerning biodiesel and biodiesel blend fuels. Provides that devices used to dispense only motor fuels that contain a total of less than 5% by volume of biodiesel need not be labeled. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 30, 2007 Signed Aug 23, 2007
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2007 · House May 29, 2007

How they voted

52–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 53
Mar 29, 2007
D Democratic33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
6
Aug 23, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 29, 2007
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 29, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-0-2)
house
May 15, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Ethanol Production Oversight Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Apr 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Ethanol Production Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 19, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 29, 2007
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
Mar 29, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (52-0-1)
senate
Mar 22, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Sullivan
upper
Mar 22, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 21, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
upper
Mar 15, 2007
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 15, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan
upper
Mar 7, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 6, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 6, 2007
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan
upper
Feb 21, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation
upper
Feb 8, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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