Illinois 94th Regular Session Status: Enacted 3 D cosponsors

SB 526 — CHILDREN PRODUCT SAFETY-RECALL

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0011

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2005. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 25 sponsors

    0 primary, 25 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the State Finance Act and the Children's Product Safety Act. Provides that a "children's product" is one designed or intended for children under age 12 (instead of 6); changes and adds other definitions. Provides that a children's product is deemed to be unsafe "only" if it meets certain specified criteria. Adds requirements concerning the Department of Public Health's list of unsafe children's products. Makes changes concerning safety standards for baby cribs. Imposes duties on manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, and distributors in connection with recalls of children's products. Provides for civil penalties for violations of the Children's Product Safety Act, and removes a provision making a violation a Class C misdemeanor. Provides that nothing in the Act relieves a commercial dealer from compliance with stricter requirements that may be imposed by an agency of the federal government. Adds enforcement powers of the Attorney General. Creates the Attorney General Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment Projects Fund; provides for the deposit of civil penalties into the fund and for the use of moneys in the fund by the Attorney General. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

13 added · 13 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill SB 526 has undergone changes where it replaced the term "Engrossed" with "Enrolled," indicating it has passed through further approvals and is now in its final form before becoming law. This distinction is important because "Enrolled" status typically means the bill is ready for the governor's signature, signifying a step closer to implementation. Understanding this transition can help the public track the bill's progress and its potential impact on laws and regulations.

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SB0526 Engrossed LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b AN ACT concerning safety.
SB0526 Enrolled LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b AN ACT concerning safety.
SB0526 Engrossed - 2 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b (b) "Commercial dealer user" means any person who deals in children’s products or who otherwise by one’s occupation holds oneself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to children’s products, or any person who is in the business of remanufacturing, retrofitting, selling, leasing, subletting, or otherwise placing in the stream of commerce children’s products.
SB0526 Enrolled - 2 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b (b) "Commercial dealer user" means any person who deals in children’s products or who otherwise by one’s occupation holds oneself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to children’s products, or any person who is in the business of remanufacturing, retrofitting, selling, leasing, subletting, or otherwise placing in the stream of commerce children’s products.
(g) "Non-full-size crib" means a non-full-size crib as SB0526 Engrossed - 3 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b defined in Section 1509.2 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations regarding the requirements for non-full-size cribs.
(g) "Non-full-size crib" means a non-full-size crib as SB0526 Enrolled - 3 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b defined in Section 1509.2 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations regarding the requirements for non-full-size cribs.
(1) Maintain create, maintain, and update a comprehensive list of children’s products that have been identified as meeting any of the criteria set forth in SB0526 Engrossed - 4 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b subdivisions (1) through (3) of this subsection (b).
(1) Maintain create, maintain, and update a comprehensive list of children’s products that have been identified as meeting any of the criteria set forth in SB0526 Enrolled - 4 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b subdivisions (1) through (3) of this subsection (b).
SB0526 Engrossed - 5 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b (4) The following standards and specifications of ASTM International the American Society for Testing Materials for corner posts of baby cribs and structural integrity of baby cribs:
SB0526 Enrolled - 5 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b (4) The following standards and specifications of ASTM International the American Society for Testing Materials for corner posts of baby cribs and structural integrity of baby cribs:
SB0526 Engrossed - 6 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b (8) Tears in mesh or fabric sides in a non-full-size crib.
SB0526 Enrolled - 6 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b (8) Tears in mesh or fabric sides in a non-full-size crib.
or (ii) the seller of a previously unsold product SB0526 Engrossed - 7 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b accomplishes the repair, approved or recommended by an agency of the federal government, prior to sale.
or (ii) the seller of a previously unsold product SB0526 Enrolled - 7 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b accomplishes the repair, approved or recommended by an agency of the federal government, prior to sale.
SB0526 Engrossed - 8 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b (3) If the manufacturer, importer, wholesaler, or distributor sold directly to a non-commercial consumer, and the consumer provided either a shipping address or e-mail address at the time of sale, then the manufacturer, importer, wholesaler, or distributor must send a notice of the recall or warning to the consumer at either address provided.
SB0526 Enrolled - 8 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b (3) If the manufacturer, importer, wholesaler, or distributor sold directly to a non-commercial consumer, and the consumer provided either a shipping address or e-mail address at the time of sale, then the manufacturer, importer, wholesaler, or distributor must send a notice of the recall or warning to the consumer at either address provided.
(3) If an e-mail or shipping address was provided at the time a children’s product, for which a recall or warning was subsequently issued, was purchased on the retailer’s web site, the retailer must attempt to contact the purchaser at either address provided with the recall or SB0526 Engrossed - 9 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b warning information.
(3) If an e-mail or shipping address was provided at the time a children’s product, for which a recall or warning was subsequently issued, was purchased on the retailer’s web site, the retailer must attempt to contact the purchaser at either address provided with the recall or SB0526 Enrolled - 9 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b warning information.
(c) Within 5 business days after a recalled children’s product is placed on the Department of Public Health’s comprehensive list maintained under Section 15, a retailer who is not a first seller must comply with subsection (b) of Section 17, except that such a retailer has 5 business days to SB0526 Engrossed - 10 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b comply with both subdivision (b)(1) and subdivision (b)(2) of Section 17.
(c) Within 5 business days after a recalled children’s product is placed on the Department of Public Health’s comprehensive list maintained under Section 15, a retailer who is not a first seller must comply with subsection (b) of Section 17, except that such a retailer has 5 business days to SB0526 Enrolled - 10 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b comply with both subdivision (b)(1) and subdivision (b)(2) of Section 17.
SB0526 Engrossed - 11 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b (430 ILCS 125/27 new) Sec.
SB0526 Enrolled - 11 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b (430 ILCS 125/27 new) Sec.
(4) Pursuant to an order of the circuit court, impound any record, book, document, account, paper, or sample of merchandise that is produced in accordance with this Act, SB0526 Engrossed - 12 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b and retain it in the Attorney General’s possession until the completion of all proceedings in connection with which it is produced.
(4) Pursuant to an order of the circuit court, impound any record, book, document, account, paper, or sample of merchandise that is produced in accordance with this Act, SB0526 Enrolled - 12 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b and retain it in the Attorney General’s possession until the completion of all proceedings in connection with which it is produced.
This Act takes effect upon SB0526 Engrossed - 13 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b becoming law, except that the amendatory changes to Sections 25 and 30 of the Children’s Product Safety Act take effect January 1, 2006.
This Act takes effect upon SB0526 Enrolled - 13 - LRB094 08995 DRJ 39216 b becoming law, except that the amendatory changes to Sections 25 and 30 of the Children’s Product Safety Act take effect January 1, 2006.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0011

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2006; Some Parts

  3. Effective Date June 8, 2005; Generally

  4. Governor Approved

  5. Sent to the Governor

  6. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico

  7. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith

  8. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo

  9. Passed Both Houses

  10. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett

  11. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley

  12. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan

  13. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy

  14. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

  15. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

  16. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos

  17. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios

  18. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez

  19. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson

  20. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000

  21. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington

  22. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

  23. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham

  24. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz

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

  26. Second Reading - Short Debate

  27. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  28. Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 011-000-000

  29. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner

  30. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis

  31. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge

  32. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly

  33. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson

  34. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller

  35. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce

  36. Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee

  37. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey

  38. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson

  39. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  40. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons

  41. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang

  42. Referred to Rules Committee

  43. First Reading

  44. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman

  45. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  46. Arrived in House

  47. Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000

  48. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

  49. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2005

  50. Second Reading

  51. Fiscal Note Filed from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

  52. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg

  53. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

  54. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter

  55. Fiscal Note Filed as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, from the Illinois Department of Revenue.

  56. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon

  57. Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Peter J. Roskam; as Amended by Senate Amendment No. 1.

  58. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2005

  59. Do Pass as Amended Housing & Community Affairs; 010-000-000

  60. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  61. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Housing & Community Affairs

  62. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  63. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen

  64. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  65. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  66. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  67. Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs

  68. Referred to Rules

  69. First Reading

  70. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carol Ronen

Sponsors

  • Michael K. Smith · Cosponsor
  • John D'Amico · Cosponsor
  • Carol Ronen · Cosponsor
  • John A. Fritchey · Cosponsor
  • David E. Miller · Cosponsor
  • Milton Patterson · Cosponsor
  • Robin Kelly · Cosponsor
  • Wyvetter H. Younge · Cosponsor
  • William "Will" Davis · Cosponsor
  • Arthur L. Turner · Cosponsor
  • Elaine Nekritz · Cosponsor
  • Deborah L. Graham · Cosponsor
  • Sara Feigenholtz · Cosponsor
  • Eddie Washington · Cosponsor
  • Charles E. Jefferson · Cosponsor
  • Michelle Chavez · Cosponsor
  • Maria Antonia Berrios · Cosponsor
  • Sandra M. Pihos · Cosponsor
  • Patricia R. Bellock · Cosponsor
  • Sidney H. Mathias · Cosponsor
  • Kevin A. McCarthy · Cosponsor
  • James D. Brosnahan · Cosponsor
  • Richard T. Bradley · Cosponsor
  • Edward J. Acevedo · Cosponsor
  • Patrick J. Joyce · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 25 co-sponsors · 158 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (25)

  • Michael K. Smith
  • John D'Amico
  • Carol Ronen
  • John A. Fritchey
  • David E. Miller
  • Milton Patterson
  • Robin Kelly
  • Wyvetter H. Younge
  • William "Will" Davis Democrat
  • Arthur L. Turner
  • Elaine Nekritz
  • Deborah L. Graham
  • Sara Feigenholtz Democrat
  • Eddie Washington
  • Charles E. Jefferson
  • Michelle Chavez
  • Maria Antonia Berrios
  • Sandra M. Pihos
  • Patricia R. Bellock
  • Sidney H. Mathias
  • Kevin A. McCarthy
  • James D. Brosnahan
  • Richard T. Bradley
  • Edward J. Acevedo
  • Patrick J. Joyce Democrat

Not signed on (158)

158 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Third Reading

Passed 117 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 105001
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 117001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Schock — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Millner — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Yea
Krause — Yea
Madigan — Yea
McKeon — Not Voting
Howard — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Munson — Yea
Watson — Yea
Myers — Yea
Jones — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Parke — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reis — Yea
Ryg — 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

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Third Reading

Passed 55 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 49004
Democrat 5000
Republican 1000
Total 55004
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Meeks — Not Voting
Geo-Karis — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Brady — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Petka — Not Voting
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Not Voting
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Not Voting
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 526 do?
Amends the State Finance Act and the Children's Product Safety Act. Provides that a "children's product" is one designed or intended for children under age 12 (instead of 6); changes and adds other definitions. Provides that a children's product is deemed to be unsafe "only" if it meets certain specified criteria. Adds requirements concerning the Department of Public Health's list of unsafe children's products. Makes changes concerning safety standards for baby cribs. Imposes duties on manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, and distributors in connection with recalls of children's products. Provides for civil penalties for violations of the Children's Product Safety Act, and removes a provision making a violation a Class C misdemeanor. Provides that nothing in the Act relieves a commercial dealer from compliance with stricter requirements that may be imposed by an agency of the federal government. Adds enforcement powers of the Attorney General. Creates the Attorney General Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment Projects Fund; provides for the deposit of civil penalties into the fund and for the use of moneys in the fund by the Attorney General. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 526?
SB 526 is sponsored by Michael K. Smith, John D'Amico, Carol Ronen, John A. Fritchey, David E. Miller, Milton Patterson, Robin Kelly, Wyvetter H. Younge, William "Will" Davis (Democrat), Arthur L. Turner, Elaine Nekritz, Deborah L. Graham, Sara Feigenholtz (Democrat), Eddie Washington, Charles E. Jefferson, Michelle Chavez, Maria Antonia Berrios, Sandra M. Pihos, Patricia R. Bellock, Sidney H. Mathias, Kevin A. McCarthy, James D. Brosnahan, Richard T. Bradley, Edward J. Acevedo, and Patrick J. Joyce (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 526?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2005. Enacted.
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