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HB1146 • 2026
PLASTIC BAG REDUCTION
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PLASTIC BAG REDUCTION
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
To Study Subcommittee
Assigned to Executive Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
Assigned to Executive Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
PLASTIC BAG REDUCTION
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Full Text of HB1146 Home Legislation Full Text HB1146 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1146 Introduced 1/9/2025, by Rep. Suzanne M. Ness SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 415 ILCS 15/14 new Amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act. Provides that, beginning 18 months after the amendatory Act's effective date, (1) no store or food service business shall provide or sell a single-use plastic carryout bag to a customer and (2) no grocery store shall provide or sell a single-use paper carryout bag to a customer. Preempts home rule powers. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately. LRB104 03242 BDA 13264 b A BILL FOR HB1146 LRB104 03242 BDA 13264 b 1 AN ACT concerning safety. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act is 5 amended by adding Section 14 as follows: 6 (415 ILCS 15/14 new) 7 Sec. 14. Plastic bag reduction. 8 (a) In this Section: 9 "Carryout bag" means a bag that is provided by a store or 10 food service business to a customer for the purpose of 11 transporting groceries, prepared foods, or retail goods. 12 "Carryout bag" does not include: 13 (1) a bag used solely to contain or wrap uncooked 14 meat, fish, or poultry; 15 (2) a bag used solely to package loose items, such as 16 fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee, grains, baked goods, 17 candy, greeting cards, flowers, or small hardware items; 18 (3) a bag used solely to contain live animals, such as 19 fish or insects, sold in a pet store; 20 (4) a bag used solely to contain food that is sliced or 21 prepared to order, including, but not limited to, soup or 22 hot food; 23 (5) a laundry, drycleaning, or garment bag; HB1146 - 2 - LRB104 03242 BDA 13264 b 1 (6) a bag provided by a pharmacy to carry prescription 2 drugs; 3 (7) a newspaper bag; and 4 (8) any bag similar to those listed above, as 5 determined by the Agency by rule, regulation, or guidance. 6 "Food service business" means a business that sells or 7 provides food for consumption on or off the business' 8 premises. "Food service business" includes, but is not limited 9 to, any restaurant, cafe, delicatessen, coffee shop, 10 convenience store, grocery store, vending truck or cart, food 11 truck, movie theater, business cafeteria, or institutional 12 cafeteria such as those operated by or on behalf of a 13 governmental entity. 14 "Grocery store" means a self-service retail establishment 15 that occupies at least 2,500 square feet and that sells 16 household foodstuffs for off-site consumption, including, but 17 not limited to, fresh produce, meat, poultry, fish, deli 18 products, dairy products, canned foods, dry foods, beverages, 19 baked foods, and prepared foods. "Grocery store" does not 20 include an establishment that handles only prepackaged food 21 that does not require time or temperature controls for food 22 safety. 23 "Hemp product" means a finished product with a delta-9 24 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3% that 25 is derived from or made by processing a hemp plant or hemp 26 plant part and prepared in a form that is available for HB1146 - 3 - LRB104 03242 BDA 13264 b 1 commercial sale. 2 "Plastic" means a synthetic material made from linking 3 monomers through a chemical reaction to create an organic 4 polymer chain that can be molded or extruded at high heat into 5 various solid forms which retain their defined shapes during 6 their life cycle and after disposal. 7 "Reusable carryout bag" means a carryout bag that: 8 (1) is made of polypropylene, PET nonwoven fabric, 9 nylon, cloth, a hemp product, or another machine-washable 10 fabric; 11 (2) has stitched handles; and 12 (3) is designed and manufactured for multiple reuses. 13 "Single-use paper carryout bag" means a carryout bag made 14 of paper that is not a reusable carryout bag. 15 "Single-use plastic carryout bag" means a carryout bag 16 made of plastic that is not a reusable carryout bag. 17 "Store" means a grocery store, convenience store, liquor 18 store, pharmacy, drug store, or other retail establishment. 19 (b) Beginning 18 months after the effective date of this 20 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly: 21 (1) no store or food service business shall provide or 22 sell a single-use plastic carryout bag to a customer; and 23 (2) no grocery store shall provide or sell a 24 single-use paper carryout bag to a customer. 25 (c) The regulation of single-use plastic carryout bags and 26 single-use paper carryout bags is an exclusive power and HB1146 - 4 - LRB104 03242 BDA 13264 b 1 function of the State. A home rule unit may not regulate 2 single-use plastic carryout bags or single-use paper carryout 3 bags. This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule 4 powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of 5 Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. 6 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 7 becoming law. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. 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