Illinois 98th Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 D cosponsors

HB 2530 — MUNI-CTY-DONATION DROP BOXES

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 98th Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the corporate authorities of any municipality or county may, by ordinance, prohibit any clothing donation box placed on any property within the county or municipality by any person, organization, association, or business that is not officially recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity under the Internal Revenue Code. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

50 added · 45 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of HB 2530 introduces specific labeling requirements for donation bins, requiring them to display the name, address, and phone number of the owner, as well as whether they are operated for profit or as a nonprofit. This change aims to enhance transparency for the public, helping donors understand who is benefiting from their contributions. It ensures that people can identify legitimate nonprofit organizations versus for-profit entities, which may be crucial for encouraging charitable giving.

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*LRB09808547OMW38660b* HB2530 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2014 HB2530 by Rep.
HB2530 Engrossed LRB098 08547 OMW 38660 b AN ACT concerning local government.
La Shawn K.
Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 5/5-1183 new ILCS 5/11-42-15 new Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code.
Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the corporate authorities of any municipality or county may, by ordinance, prohibit any clothing donation box placed on any property within the county or municipality by any person, organization, association, or business that is not officially recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity under the Internal Revenue Code.
Effective immediately.
LRB098 08547 OMW 38660 b A BILL FOR HB2530 LRB098 08547 OMW 38660 b AN ACT concerning local government.
Clothing donation boxes.
Donation bins.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the county board of any county may, by ordinance, prohibit any clothing donation box placed on any property within the county by any person, organization, association, or business that is not officially recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any successor provision of federal tax law).
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a donation bin in any county shall have a permanent, written, printed label affixed to the bin and prominently displayed.
The label shall include the name, address, and telephone number of the person or entity owning, operating, or maintaining that bin.
Any entity that does not meet the criteria for a "not for profit" designation shall label its bin as "for profit".
Any entity that does meet the criteria for "not for profit" shall label its bin as "not for profit".
(b) As used in this Section:
"Donation bin" or "bin" means a container or receptacle held out to the public as a place for people to donate clothes, shoes, and books and to store them until taken away for donation or resale by the entity that owns, operates, or maintains the bin.
"Not for profit" means any entity that is officially HB2530 Engrossed - 2 - LRB098 08547 OMW 38660 b recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any successor provision of federal tax law).
Clothing donation boxes.
Donation bins.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the corporate authorities of any municipality may, by ordinance, prohibit any HB2530 - 2 - LRB098 08547 OMW 38660 b clothing donation box placed on any property within the municipality by any person, organization, association, or business that is not officially recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any successor provision of federal tax law).
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a donation bin in any municipality shall have a permanent, written, printed label affixed to the bin and prominently displayed.
The label shall include the name, address, and telephone number of the person or entity owning, operating, or maintaining that bin.
Any entity that does not meet the criteria for a "not for profit" designation shall label its bin as "for profit".
Any entity that does meet the criteria for "not for profit" shall label its bin as "not for profit".
(b) As used in this Section:
"Donation bin" or "bin" means a container or receptacle held out to the public as a place for people to donate clothes, shoes, and books and to store them until taken away for donation or resale by the entity that owns, operates, or maintains the bin.
"Not for profit" means any entity that is officially HB2530 Engrossed - 3 - LRB098 08547 OMW 38660 b recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any successor provision of federal tax law).
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

  3. Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013

  4. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2013

  5. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Sen. Karen McConnaughay

  6. Second Reading

  7. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 012-000-000

  8. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government

  9. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  10. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karen McConnaughay

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013

  12. Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000

  13. Postponed - Local Government

  14. Assigned to Local Government

  15. Referred to Assignments

  16. First Reading

  17. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay

  18. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  19. Arrive in Senate

  20. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke

  21. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios

  22. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

  23. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke

  24. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares

  25. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams

  26. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo

  27. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

  28. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto

  29. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  30. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos

  31. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel

  32. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000

  33. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  34. Second Reading - Short Debate

  35. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith

  36. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley

  37. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  38. Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch

  39. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  40. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40

  41. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 016-000-000

  42. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Cities & Villages Committee; by Voice Vote

  43. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee

  44. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  45. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  46. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  47. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  48. Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee

  49. Referred to Rules Committee

  50. First Reading

  51. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Sponsors

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83002
Democrat 24001
Republican 8000
Total 115003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Not Voting
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brown — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Drury — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Durkin — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McSweeney — Yea
Mell — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Bradley — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sandack — Yea
Soto — Yea
Tabares — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Burke, Daniel — Yea
Burke, Kelly — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Christian — Yea
Unes — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Harris, David — Yea
Harris, Greg — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Cloonen — Yea
Conroy — Yea
Costello — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Golar — Yea
Harms — Yea
Hatcher — Yea
Hays — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Wheeler — Yea
Williams — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Jones — Not Voting
Willis — Yea
Yingling — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Cross — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Demmer — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Ives — Yea
Kay — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Senger — Yea
Sente — Yea
Smiddy — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Not Voting
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Jehan Gordon-Booth Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Laura Fine Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Martin J. Moylan Democrat Yea
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Halbrook Republican Yea
Charles Meier Republican Yea
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Yea
John M. Cabello Republican Yea
Norine K. Hammond Republican Yea
Wayne A. Rosenthal Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2530 do?
Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the corporate authorities of any municipality or county may, by ordinance, prohibit any clothing donation box placed on any property within the county or municipality by any person, organization, association, or business that is not officially recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity under the Internal Revenue Code. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 2530?
HB 2530 is sponsored by Emanuel "Chris" Welch (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 2530?
This bill died with 98th Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 2530?
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