EPA-ANIMAL CREMATION
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HB 176 — EPA-ANIMAL CREMATION
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0121
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2003. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
0 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that a deceased companion animal that is delivered to a provider of companion animal cremation services subject to the Companion Animal Cremation Act is not waste for the purposes of the Environmental Protection Act, and that providing companion animal cremation services at a location does not make that location a waste management facility for the purposes of the Environmental Protection Act.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
2 added · 3 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Bill HB 176, two new lines of text were added, while three lines were removed. These changes likely aim to clarify the language or improve the overall understanding of the bill. Such adjustments are important because they can help ensure that the legislation is clear and effectively addresses the issues it aims to resolve.
HB0176 EngrossedEnrolled LRB093 03775 AMC 03810 b AN ACT concerning animal cremation services.
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Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0121
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Effective Date January 1, 2004
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
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Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Patricia R. Bellock; Motion # 1
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Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
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Second Reading
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Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003
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Do Pass as Amended Environment & Energy; 007-000-000
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Environment & Energy
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno
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Assigned to Environment & Energy
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003
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Arrive in Senate
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
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Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renee Kosel
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Philip Novak
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Environment and Energy Committee; 011-000-001
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Assigned to Environment and Energy Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
Sponsors
- Patricia R. Bellock · Cosponsor
- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (2)
- Patricia R. Bellock
- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
Not signed on (181)
181 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 181 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 104 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 116 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Slone | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Aguilar | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Not Voting |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Munson | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Novak | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| O'Brien | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Tenhouse | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Wirsing | — | Yea |
| Churchill | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Daniels | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Grunloh | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Not Voting |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Shadid | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| Geo-Karis | — | Yea |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Obama | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Soden | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, D. | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, J. | — | Yea |
| Petka | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Winkel | — | Yea |
| Jones, W. | — | Yea |
| Wojcik | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Not Voting |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Woolard | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Rauschenberger | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 102 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 114 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 2% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Slone | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Aguilar | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Nay |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Brunsvold | — | Not Voting |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Munson | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Novak | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| O'Brien | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Tenhouse | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Wirsing | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Not Voting |
| Churchill | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Nay |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Daniels | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Hartke | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 176 do?
- Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that a deceased companion animal that is delivered to a provider of companion animal cremation services subject to the Companion Animal Cremation Act is not waste for the purposes of the Environmental Protection Act, and that providing companion animal cremation services at a location does not make that location a waste management facility for the purposes of the Environmental Protection Act.
- Who sponsors HB 176?
- HB 176 is sponsored by Patricia R. Bellock and Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson.
- What is the current status of HB 176?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2003. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 176?
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