Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 69 — RECYCLABLE METAL PURCHASE LAW

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0253

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2007. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Copper Purchase Registration Law. Changes the short title to the Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law. Provides that, for each purchase of recyclable metal, a recyclable metal dealer must enter specified information on a form provided by the Department of State Police. Requires the recyclable metal dealer to: copy the seller's drivers license or state-issued identification card; photograph the items of recyclable metal purchased; and photograph the license plate and the side of the vehicle or conveyance on which the recyclable metal was delivered or use a security camera to record the license plate and the side of the vehicle or conveyance. Provides that security camera recordings must be retained for 90 days. Provides for reporting to local law enforcement and changes provisions exempting certain municipalities that provide for the registration of recyclable metal. Provides that violation of the Act is a Class A misdemeanor for a second offense and a Class 4 felony for a third or subsequent offense.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

11 added · 11 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes in Bill SB 69 primarily involve updates to the document's title and status from "Engrossed" to "Enrolled." This distinction matters because it indicates that the bill has passed through all legislative stages and is now finalized, awaiting the governor's approval. Essentially, this change signifies a key step toward the bill becoming law.

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SB0069 Engrossed LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b AN ACT concerning business.
SB0069 Enrolled LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b AN ACT concerning business.
Any individual, firm, corporation, or partnership engaged in the business of purchasing and reselling recyclable metal either at a permanently established place of business or in connection with a business of an itinerant nature, including junk shops, junk yards, junk stores, auto wreckers, scrap metal dealers or SB0069 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b processors, salvage yards, collectors of or dealers in junk, and junk carts or trucks.
Any individual, firm, corporation, or partnership engaged in the business of purchasing and reselling recyclable metal either at a permanently established place of business or in connection with a business of an itinerant nature, including junk shops, junk yards, junk stores, auto wreckers, scrap metal dealers or SB0069 Enrolled - 2 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b processors, salvage yards, collectors of or dealers in junk, and junk carts or trucks.
(1) For a vehicle, junk vehicle, or vehicle cowl acquired from a person who is licensed under this Chapter, SB0069 Engrossed - 3 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b the scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer shall record the name and address of the person, and the Illinois or out-of-state dealer license number of such person on the scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer’s processor’s weight ticket at the time of the acquisition.
(1) For a vehicle, junk vehicle, or vehicle cowl acquired from a person who is licensed under this Chapter, SB0069 Enrolled - 3 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b the scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer shall record the name and address of the person, and the Illinois or out-of-state dealer license number of such person on the scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer’s processor’s weight ticket at the time of the acquisition.
The person disposing of the vehicle, junk vehicle, or vehicle cowl shall furnish the SB0069 Engrossed - 4 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer with documentary proof of ownership of the vehicle, junk vehicle, or vehicle cowl in one of the following forms:
The person disposing of the vehicle, junk vehicle, or vehicle cowl shall furnish the SB0069 Enrolled - 4 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer with documentary proof of ownership of the vehicle, junk vehicle, or vehicle cowl in one of the following forms:
(4) The scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer shall maintain a copy of a Junk Vehicle Notification relating to any Certificate of Title, Salvage Certificate, Certificate of Purchase or similarly acceptable SB0069 Engrossed - 5 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b out-of-state document surrendered to the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-117.2 of this Code.
(4) The scrap processor or recyclable metal dealer shall maintain a copy of a Junk Vehicle Notification relating to any Certificate of Title, Salvage Certificate, Certificate of Purchase or similarly acceptable SB0069 Enrolled - 5 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b out-of-state document surrendered to the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-117.2 of this Code.
This subdivision (a)(5) does not apply to electrical contractors, to agencies or instrumentalities of the State of Illinois or of the United States, to common carriers, to purchases from persons, firms, or corporations regularly engaged in the business of manufacturing recyclable metal, in the business of selling recyclable metal at retail or wholesale, or in the business of razing, demolishing, destroying, or removing buildings, to the purchase by one recyclable metal dealer from another, or the purchase from persons, firms, or corporations engaged in either the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy or in telephone, telegraph, and other SB0069 Engrossed - 6 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b communications if such common carriers, persons, firms, or corporations at the time of the purchase provide the recyclable metal dealer with a bill of sale or other written evidence of title to the recyclable metal.
This subdivision (a)(5) does not apply to electrical contractors, to agencies or instrumentalities of the State of Illinois or of the United States, to common carriers, to purchases from persons, firms, or corporations regularly engaged in the business of manufacturing recyclable metal, in the business of selling recyclable metal at retail or wholesale, or in the business of razing, demolishing, destroying, or removing buildings, to the purchase by one recyclable metal dealer from another, or the purchase from persons, firms, or corporations engaged in either the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy or in telephone, telegraph, and other SB0069 Enrolled - 6 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b communications if such common carriers, persons, firms, or corporations at the time of the purchase provide the recyclable metal dealer with a bill of sale or other written evidence of title to the recyclable metal.
(c) It shall be an affirmative defense to an offense brought under paragraph (b) of this Section that the licensee or recyclable metal dealer or person required to be licensed both reasonably and in good faith relied on information appearing on a Certificate of Title, a Salvage Certificate, a Junking Certificate, a Secretary of State Manifest, a Secretary of State’s Uniform Invoice, a Certificate of Purchase, or other documentary proof of ownership prepared under Section 3-117.1 SB0069 Engrossed - 7 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b (a) of this Code, relating to the transaction for which the required record was not kept which was supplied to the licensee or recyclable metal dealer by another licensee or recyclable metal dealer or an out-of-state dealer.
(c) It shall be an affirmative defense to an offense brought under paragraph (b) of this Section that the licensee or recyclable metal dealer or person required to be licensed both reasonably and in good faith relied on information appearing on a Certificate of Title, a Salvage Certificate, a Junking Certificate, a Secretary of State Manifest, a Secretary of State’s Uniform Invoice, a Certificate of Purchase, or other documentary proof of ownership prepared under Section 3-117.1 SB0069 Enrolled - 7 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b (a) of this Code, relating to the transaction for which the required record was not kept which was supplied to the licensee or recyclable metal dealer by another licensee or recyclable metal dealer or an out-of-state dealer.
(b) The purchaser shall obtain a proof of ownership record SB0069 Engrossed - 8 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b from a person selling the beer keg, including any person selling a beer keg with an indicia of ownership that is obliterated, unreadable, or missing, and shall also verify the seller’s identity by a driver’s license or other government-issued photo identification.
(b) The purchaser shall obtain a proof of ownership record SB0069 Enrolled - 8 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b from a person selling the beer keg, including any person selling a beer keg with an indicia of ownership that is obliterated, unreadable, or missing, and shall also verify the seller’s identity by a driver’s license or other government-issued photo identification.
(1) Authorized representatives of the Secretary of State including officers of the Secretary of State’s Department of Police, other peace officers, and such other individuals as the Secretary may designate from time to time shall make inspections of individuals and facilities licensed or required to be licensed under Chapter 5 of the Illinois Vehicle Code for the purpose of reviewing records SB0069 Engrossed - 9 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b required to be maintained under Chapter 5 for accuracy and completeness and reviewing and examining the premises of the licensee’s established or additional place of business for the purpose of determining the accuracy of the required records.
(1) Authorized representatives of the Secretary of State including officers of the Secretary of State’s Department of Police, other peace officers, and such other individuals as the Secretary may designate from time to time shall make inspections of individuals and facilities licensed or required to be licensed under Chapter 5 of the Illinois Vehicle Code for the purpose of reviewing records SB0069 Enrolled - 9 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b required to be maintained under Chapter 5 for accuracy and completeness and reviewing and examining the premises of the licensee’s established or additional place of business for the purpose of determining the accuracy of the required records.
The fact that a SB0069 Engrossed - 10 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b licensee or representative of the licensee leaves the licensed premises after an inspection has been initiated shall not require the termination of the inspection.
The fact that a SB0069 Enrolled - 10 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b licensee or representative of the licensee leaves the licensed premises after an inspection has been initiated shall not require the termination of the inspection.
(8) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the SB0069 Engrossed - 11 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b authority of individuals by the Secretary pursuant to this Section to conduct searches of licensees pursuant to a duly issued and authorized search warrant.
(8) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the SB0069 Enrolled - 11 - LRB095 03358 WGH 23767 b authority of individuals by the Secretary pursuant to this Section to conduct searches of licensees pursuant to a duly issued and authorized search warrant.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0253

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2008

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

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

  6. Passed Both Houses

  7. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-000

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

  9. Second Reading - Short Debate

  10. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  11. Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 015-000-000

  12. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

  13. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Rich Brauer

  14. Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee

  15. Referred to Rules Committee

  16. First Reading

  17. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

  18. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  19. Arrived in House

  20. Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000

  21. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger

  22. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson

  23. Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007

  24. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007

  25. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Haine

  26. Second Reading

  27. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000

  28. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law

  29. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules

  30. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine

  31. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007

  32. Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000

  33. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  34. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law

  35. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  36. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine

  37. Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law

  38. Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law

  39. Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law

  40. Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law

  41. Referred to Rules

  42. First Reading

  43. Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine

Sponsors

  • William R. Haine · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • William R. Haine

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 101103
Democrat 9000
Republican 4000
Total 114103
% of votes cast 97%1%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Graham — Yea
Jefferies — Not Voting
Jefferson — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Schock — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
May — Not Voting
Mulligan — Yea
Munson — Yea
Myers — Yea
Watson — Yea
Howard — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Patterson — Not Voting
Phelps — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Soto — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Nay
Boland — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins 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
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 47002
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 57002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Halvorson — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Brady — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Not Voting
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Not Voting
Frerichs — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 69 do?
Amends the Copper Purchase Registration Law. Changes the short title to the Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law. Provides that, for each purchase of recyclable metal, a recyclable metal dealer must enter specified information on a form provided by the Department of State Police. Requires the recyclable metal dealer to: copy the seller's drivers license or state-issued identification card; photograph the items of recyclable metal purchased; and photograph the license plate and the side of the vehicle or conveyance on which the recyclable metal was delivered or use a security camera to record the license plate and the side of the vehicle or conveyance. Provides that security camera recordings must be retained for 90 days. Provides for reporting to local law enforcement and changes provisions exempting certain municipalities that provide for the registration of recyclable metal. Provides that violation of the Act is a Class A misdemeanor for a second offense and a Class 4 felony for a third or subsequent offense.
Who sponsors SB 69?
SB 69 is sponsored by William R. Haine.
What is the current status of SB 69?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2007. Enacted.
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