Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2487 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2487 Introduced , by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 415 ILCS 5/21.9 new Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Bans the sale at wholesale or retail, beginning October 1, 2026, of coal tar sealant products labeled as containing coal tar and designed to be applied on driveways or parking areas. Bans the application on driveways or parking areas, beginning October 1, 2027, of coal tar sealant products labeled as containing coal tar and designed to be applied on driveways or parking areas. Provides that a person may request an exemption by submitting a written request to the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency who may grant the request if the person is involved in certain types of research and the coal tar sealant product is required for the research. Provides that units of local government may adopt ordinances that incorporate by reference and provide for the enforcement of the provisions of this amendatory Act, with certain support from the Environmental Protection Agency. Defines terms. LRB104 04504 BDA 14531 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2487 Introduced , by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 415 ILCS 5/21.9 new 415 ILCS 5/21.9 new Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Bans the sale at wholesale or retail, beginning October 1, 2026, of coal tar sealant products labeled as containing coal tar and designed to be applied on driveways or parking areas. Bans the application on driveways or parking areas, beginning October 1, 2027, of coal tar sealant products labeled as containing coal tar and designed to be applied on driveways or parking areas. Provides that a person may request an exemption by submitting a written request to the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency who may grant the request if the person is involved in certain types of research and the coal tar sealant product is required for the research. Provides that units of local government may adopt ordinances that incorporate by reference and provide for the enforcement of the provisions of this amendatory Act, with certain support from the Environmental Protection Agency. Defines terms. LRB104 04504 BDA 14531 b LRB104 04504 BDA 14531 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2487 Introduced , by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Bans the sale at wholesale or retail, beginning October 1, 2026, of coal tar sealant products labeled as containing coal tar and designed to be applied on driveways or parking areas. Bans the application on driveways or parking areas, beginning October 1, 2027, of coal tar sealant products labeled as containing coal tar and designed to be applied on driveways or parking areas. Provides that a person may request an exemption by submitting a written request to the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency who may grant the request if the person is involved in certain types of research and the coal tar sealant product is required for the research. Provides that units of local government may adopt ordinances that incorporate by reference and provide for the enforcement of the provisions of this amendatory Act, with certain support from the Environmental Protection Agency. Defines terms.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning safety.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
15	15	5 adding Section 21.9 as follows:
16	16	6 (415 ILCS 5/21.9 new)
17	17	7 Sec. 21.9. Coal tar sealant product ban.
18	18	8 (a) In this Section:
19	19	9 "Coal tar" means a viscous substance obtained by the
20	20	10 destructive distillation of coal and containing levels of
21	21	11 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in excess of 10,000
22	22	12 milligrams per kilogram. "Coal tar" includes, but is not
23	23	13 limited to, refined coal tar, high-temperature coal tar and
24	24	14 coal tar pitch.
25	25	15 "Coal tar sealant product" means a surface-applied sealant
26	26	16 product that contains coal tar or coal tar pitch volatiles.
27	27	17 "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons" means a group of
28	28	18 compounds that are by-products of incomplete combustion, that
29	29	19 include several carcinogens, and that are designated as
30	30	20 hazardous substances under the federal Comprehensive
31	31	21 Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
32	32	22 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9602(a), and federal regulations promulgated
33	33	23 under that Act.
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37	37	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2487 Introduced , by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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40	40	Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Bans the sale at wholesale or retail, beginning October 1, 2026, of coal tar sealant products labeled as containing coal tar and designed to be applied on driveways or parking areas. Bans the application on driveways or parking areas, beginning October 1, 2027, of coal tar sealant products labeled as containing coal tar and designed to be applied on driveways or parking areas. Provides that a person may request an exemption by submitting a written request to the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency who may grant the request if the person is involved in certain types of research and the coal tar sealant product is required for the research. Provides that units of local government may adopt ordinances that incorporate by reference and provide for the enforcement of the provisions of this amendatory Act, with certain support from the Environmental Protection Agency. Defines terms.
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68	68	1 "Director" means the Director of the Environmental
69	69	2 Protection Agency.
70	70	3 (b) Beginning October 1, 2026, a person may not sell at
71	71	4 wholesale or retail a coal tar sealant product that is labeled
72	72	5 as containing coal tar and that is designed to be applied on a
73	73	6 driveway or parking area.
74	74	7 (c) Beginning October 1, 2027, a person may not apply on a
75	75	8 driveway or parking area a coal tar sealant product that is
76	76	9 labeled as containing coal tar and that is designed to be
77	77	10 applied on a driveway or parking area.
78	78	11 (d) A person may request an exemption from the
79	79	12 prohibitions in subsections (b) and (c) by submitting a
80	80	13 written request to the Director. The request must include the
81	81	14 reason an exemption is needed. The Director may exempt a
82	82	15 person from the prohibitions in subsections (b) and (c) if the
83	83	16 Director determines that the person is researching the effects
84	84	17 of a coal tar sealant product on the environment or the person
85	85	18 is developing an alternative technology and the use of a coal
86	86	19 tar sealant product is required for research or development.
87	87	20 (e) Units of local government may adopt ordinances that
88	88	21 incorporate by reference and provide for the enforcement of
89	89	22 the provisions of this Section. The Agency may provide
90	90	23 technical support to units of local government for compliance
91	91	24 and enforcement of this Section. The Agency may respond to
92	92	25 compliance and enforcement cases transcending jurisdictional
93	93	26 boundaries, cases requiring statewide corrective actions, or
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