Bill Text: IL SB2094 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act. Provides that any county or municipality shall (rather than may) authorize the use of its city hall, police department, or any other facility under the county's or municipality's control to display a container suitable for use as a receptacle for used, expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals. Effective January 1, 2020.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2094 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB2094-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB2094 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Suzy Glowiak SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
210 ILCS 150/17
Amends the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act. Provides that any county or municipality shall (rather than may) authorize the use of its city hall, police department, or any other facility under the county's or municipality's control to display a container suitable for use as a receptacle for used, expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals. Effective January 1, 2020.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act is amended
by changing Section 17 as follows:
(210 ILCS 150/17)
Sec. 17. Pharmaceutical disposal. Notwithstanding any
provision of law, any county or municipality shall may
authorize the use of its city hall, police department, or any
other facility under the county's or municipality's control to
display a container suitable for use as a receptacle for used,
expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals. These used, expired, or
unwanted pharmaceuticals may include unused medication and
prescription drugs, as well as controlled substances if
collected in accordance with federal law. This receptacle shall
only permit the deposit of items, and the contents shall be
locked and secured. The container shall be accessible to the
public and shall have posted clearly legible signage indicating
that expired or unwanted prescription drugs may be disposed of
in the receptacle. The county or municipality shall provide
continuous or regular notice to the public regarding the
availability of the receptacle. To the extent allowed under
federal law, pharmaceuticals collected under this Section may

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be disposed of in a drug destruction device, as defined in
Section 22.58 of the Environmental Protection Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-480, eff. 9-9-15; 100-250, eff. 8-22-17.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2020.