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SB1531 • 2026
DISPOSABLE FOOD CONTAINER ACT
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DISPOSABLE FOOD CONTAINER ACT
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 2, 2026
Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Carol Ammons
Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Rita Mayfield
Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Amy L. Grant
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee ; 005-000-000
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 1, 2025
Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Energy & Environment Committee ; Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 071-038-000
Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee ; 015-007-000
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
Third Reading - Passed; 032-022-000
Arrived in House
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
Do Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation ; 007-002-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
Assigned to Environment and Conservation
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
DISPOSABLE FOOD CONTAINER ACT
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Full Text of SB1531 Home Legislation Full Text SB1531 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Senate Amendment 001 Senate Amendment 002 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Senate Amendment 001 Senate Amendment 002 Open PDF SB1531 Engrossed LRB104 10048 BDA 20119 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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 5 Disposable Food Service Container Act. 6 Section 5. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context 7 requires otherwise: 8 "Disposable food service container" means service ware 9 designed for one-time use. "Disposable food service container" 10 includes, but is not limited to, service ware for take-out 11 foods, bakery products, and leftovers from partially consumed 12 meals. "Disposable food service container" does not include 13 polystyrene foam coolers, ice chests that are used for the 14 processing or shipping of seafood, egg cartons, or service 15 ware that is used to contain, transport, or otherwise package 16 raw, uncooked, or butchered meat, poultry, fish, or seafood. 17 "Person" means any individual, partnership, 18 co-partnership, firm, company, limited liability company, 19 corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, 20 political subdivision, state agency, or any other legal 21 entity, or their legal representative, agent, or assigns. 22 "Polystyrene foam" means blown polystyrene and expanded or 23 extruded foams using a styrene monomer. SB1531 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 10048 BDA 20119 b 1 "Service ware" means a container, bowl, plate, tray, 2 carton, cup, lid, or other item designed to contain, 3 transport, serve, or aid in the consumption of food or 4 beverages. 5 Section 10. Disposable food service containers composed of 6 polystyrene foam prohibited. 7 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person may not 8 sell or distribute in this State a disposable food service 9 container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene 10 foam beginning January 1, 2030. 11 (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply to 12 any activity authorized under an ordinance or resolution 13 adopted by a home rule municipality or home rule county on or 14 before January 1, 2024 or with respect to sales made to a unit 15 of local government for use by the unit of local government for 16 its internal operations. 17 (c) The prohibition in subsection (a) does not prohibit 18 manufacturing of disposable food service containers that are 19 composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam for 20 distribution or sale outside the State. 21 Section 15. Penalties and enforcement. 22 (a) A person who violates any provision of this Act shall 23 be provided with a written warning with a notice of violation; 24 a civil penalty of up to $500 for a second offense; and a civil SB1531 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 10048 BDA 20119 b 1 penalty of up to $1,000 for any subsequent offense within a 2 12-month period. 3 (b) Any violation of this Act may be enforced by the 4 Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in 5 which the violation occurs. The penalties provided for in 6 subsection (a) may be recovered in a civil action brought in 7 the name of the people of the State of Illinois by the State's 8 Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred or by 9 the Attorney General. Any penalties collected under this 10 Section in an action in which the Attorney General has 11 prevailed shall be deposited into the Environmental Protection 12 Trust Fund, to be used in accordance with the provisions of the 13 Environmental Protection Trust Fund Act. The Attorney General 14 or the State's Attorney of a county in which a violation occurs 15 may institute a civil action for an injunction, prohibitory or 16 mandatory, to restrain violations of this Act or to require 17 such actions as may be necessary to address violations of this 18 Act. 19 (c) The penalties and injunctions provided in this Act are 20 in addition to any penalties, injunctions, or other relief 21 provided under any other law. Nothing in this Act bars a cause 22 of action by the State for any other penalty, injunction, or 23 other relief provided by any other law. 24 (d) A home rule unit may not regulate the sale and 25 distribution of disposable food service containers composed in 26 whole or in part of polystyrene foam in a manner that is SB1531 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 10048 BDA 20119 b 1 inconsistent with the regulation by the State of the sale and 2 distribution of disposable food service containers composed in 3 whole or in part of polystyrene foam under this Act. This 4 Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of 5 Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent 6 exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised 7 by the State. 8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 9 becoming law. 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