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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4971         </title>
<shortdesc>PESTICIDE ACT-PENALTIES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Sonya M. Harper</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>415 ILCS 60/24.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 5, par. 824.1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Increases administrative penalties based on stated ranges of total violation points. Provides that beginning January 1, 2021 and each January 1 thereafter, the amounts of administrative penalties shall be adjusted by the Department of Agriculture based on the annual change in the Consumer Price Index. Requires the updated penalty amounts to be made available to the public on the Department's website.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/13/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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