MERCURY SWITCHES & AMALGAMS Senate SponsorsSen. Heather A. Steans House Sponsors(Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough, Kelly M. Cassidy and Kimberly du Buclet) 8/19/2011SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0459 415 ILCS 5/3.284415 ILCS 5/22.23b415 ILCS 5/22.23d new415 ILCS 97/15410 ILCS 46/27Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Redefines "mercury switch" to include a mercury-containing product or device that makes, breaks, or changes a connection in an electrical circuit. Provides that, beginning in 2015, dental amalgam may not be added, removed, or modified in the course of treating patients at a dental office unless the dental office has an amalgam separator system installed that removes dental amalgam from the dental office's wastewater before it is discharged into a sewer or septic system and unless other related requirements are met. Requires dental schools and vocational dental education programs to instruct students on the use of certain practices to minimize the presence of elemental mercury, unused amalgam, and waste amalgam in discharged wastewater and solid waste. Amends the Mercury Switch Removal Act. Requires vehicle recyclers, vehicle crushers, and scrap metal recyclers to remove all mercury switches from each end-of-life vehicle within a specified time. Amends the Mercury-Added Product Prohibition Act. Prohibits, except under certain circumstances, mercury-containing pressure transducers from being sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the State. Also makes technical changes. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to:415 ILCS 5/22.23d newReplaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Further amends the Environmental Protection Act. Removes provisions regulating the disposal of mercury dental amalgam. Further amends the Mercury Switch Removal Act. Removes a provision requiring manufacturers subject to the collection program requirements to submit a quarterly report to the Environmental Protection Agency. Requires scrap metal recyclers to remove all mercury switches from accepted end-of-life vehicles before processing them for recycling (instead of before processing them for recycling or within 14 days after receiving them, whichever is earlier). Further amends the Mercury-added Product Prohibition Act. Also prohibits the sale and distribution of mercury-containing rings, seals, and sensors. Provides that the bill is effective July 1, 2012 rather than upon becoming law. 2/8/2011SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans 2/8/2011SenateFirst Reading 2/8/2011SenateReferred to Assignments 2/9/2011SenateAssigned to Environment 3/2/2011SenatePostponed - Environment 3/7/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans 3/7/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/9/2011SenatePostponed - Environment 3/9/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans 3/9/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 3/9/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment 3/11/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans 3/11/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments 3/14/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Environment 3/14/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Environment 3/17/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Environment 3/17/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Environment 3/17/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted 3/17/2011SenateDo Pass as Amended Environment; 007-000-000 3/17/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 29, 2011 3/18/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 3/18/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 4/11/2011SenateSecond Reading 4/11/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011 4/15/2011SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011 5/3/2011SenateThird Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 5/3/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 5/3/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 5/3/2011HouseArrived in House 5/3/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 5/3/2011HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough 5/4/2011HouseFirst Reading 5/4/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/11/2011HouseAssigned to Environmental Health Committee 5/13/2011HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011 5/19/2011HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 012-000-000 5/19/2011HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/20/2011HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/20/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/23/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy 5/23/2011HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly du Buclet 5/23/2011HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 5/23/2011SenatePassed Both Houses 6/21/2011SenateSent to the Governor 8/19/2011SenateGovernor Approved 8/19/2011SenateEffective Date July 1, 2012 8/19/2011SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0459