LEAD SINKER & LEAD JIG BAN
Summary
Creates the Lead Sinker Act. Prohibits any person from selling, supplying, distributing or offering to sell, supply, or distribute lead sinkers and lead jigs. Prohibits the use of lead sinkers and lead jigs to take fish in freshwater lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, brooks, and similar bodies of water over which the Department of Natural Resources ("the Department") has jurisdiction under the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Requires the Department, after consulting with the Illinois State Board of Education, to institute an educational program that meets certain requirements. Requires the Department to (i) notify the public about the Act's prohibitions; (ii) enforce the Act; (iii) confiscate, under certain circumstances, lead jigs or lead sinkers that it finds in the course of enforcing the Act; and (iv) suspend, for not more than 6 months, the hunting and fishing privileges of a person who uses a lead sinker or lead jig to take fish in violation of the Act. Provides fines for violations. Effective one year after becoming law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2009
Committee Review
Apr 2009
Senate Passage
Apr 2009
House Passage
Apr 2009
Signed into Law
Jul 2009
Introduced Mar 26, 2009
Signed Jul 23, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2009 · House Apr 28, 2009
How they voted
38–12
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 55
Mar 26, 2009
D
Democratic34
85% Yea
R
Republican21
47% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Jul 23, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Apr 28, 2009
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Apr 28, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-13-2)
house
Apr 21, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Apr 14, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 26, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-12-5)
senate
Mar 24, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Steans
upper
Mar 19, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 18, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment
upper
Mar 17, 2009
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 17, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans
upper
Mar 12, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Environment; 008-000-000
upper
Feb 25, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Environment
upper
Feb 10, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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