GA96SB1269 96 SB 1269 LEAD SINKER & LEAD JIG BAN 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. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1269&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=42210&SessionID=76&GA=96 2009-07-23 00:00:00 Senate Effective Date January 1, 2010 0 28 2009-07-23 00:00:00 Senate Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0061 1 29 2009-04-28 00:00:00 Senate Passed Both Houses 0 25 2009-05-27 00:00:00 Senate Sent to the Governor 0 26 2009-07-23 00:00:00 Senate Governor Approved 0 27 2009-04-28 00:00:00 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-014-000 1 24 2009-04-23 00:00:00 House Second Reading - Short Debate 1 22 2009-04-23 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 0 23 2009-04-21 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 0 21 2009-04-21 00:00:00 House Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 0 20 HAGC 2009-03-26 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading 0 15 2009-04-03 00:00:00 House Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz 0 16 2009-04-06 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 17 2009-04-06 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 18 HRUL 2009-04-14 00:00:00 House Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee 0 19 HAGC 2009-03-26 00:00:00 House Arrived in House 0 14 2009-03-26 00:00:00 Senate Third Reading - Passed; 041-013-001 1 13 2009-03-24 00:00:00 Senate Second Reading 1 10 2009-03-24 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Steans 0 11 2009-03-24 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009 0 12 2009-03-19 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Environment; 007-000-000 0 9 SNVR 2009-03-17 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 0 7 SCOA 2009-03-18 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment 0 8 SNVR 2009-03-12 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009 0 5 2009-03-17 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans 0 6 2009-03-12 00:00:00 Senate Do Pass Environment; 008-000-000 0 4 SNVR 2009-02-10 00:00:00 Senate Referred to Assignments 0 2 SCOA 2009-02-25 00:00:00 Senate Assigned to Environment 0 3 SNVR 2009-02-10 00:00:00 Senate First Reading 1 1 2009-02-10 00:00:00 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather Steans 0 0 DanReitz House Chief Sponsor HeatherSteans Senate Chief Sponsor