EPA-HEALTH FACILITIES-DRUGS
Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that no health care institution, or any employee, staff person, contractor, or other person under the direction or supervision of a health care institution, may discharge, dispose of, flush, pour, or empty any unused medication into a public wastewater collection system or a septic system. Defines "health care institution" and "public wastewater collection system". Makes a violation a petty offense subject to a $500 fine.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2009
Committee Review
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Apr 1, 2009
Signed Aug 10, 2009
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2009 · House May 28, 2009
How they voted
53–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 58
May 30, 2009
D
Democratic36
94% Yea
R
Republican22
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
65
Key actions
11
Committee
15
Amendments
8
Aug 10, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 30, 2009
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 30, 2009
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
upper
May 30, 2009
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
upper
May 29, 2009
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
upper
May 29, 2009
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
upper
May 29, 2009
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Public Health
upper
May 29, 2009
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Public Health
upper
May 28, 2009
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 28, 2009
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 28, 2009
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 29, 2009
upper
May 28, 2009
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
upper
May 28, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 28, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (113-0)
house
May 26, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Environmental Health Committee; 010-000-000
lower
May 26, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Environmental Health Committee
lower
May 19, 2009
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 19, 2009
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May
lower
May 5, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 012-000-000
lower
May 5, 2009
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environmental Health Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 5, 2009
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environmental Health Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Environmental Health Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 11, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 4, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Feb 20, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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