Illinois Considers a State-Wide Ban

Via Jeremy Coumbes of WLDS in Illinois, this news on proposed state-wide legislation there:

A bill filed in the Illinois General Assembly this week would ban the use of gas powered leaf blowers in the State of Illinois.

9th District Senator Laura Fine of Glenview, Illinois introduced Senate Bill 3313 on Tuesday. The bill calls for a ban of the operation or retail sale of gas powered leaf blowers beginning on January 1st of 2022.

Details of Sen. Fine’s bill are here. Congratulations to Sen. Fine and her allies in this effort.