Bill Status of HB 2933   104th General Assembly

Short Description:  AG-DROUGHT & CLIMATE-STUDY

House Sponsors
Rep. Sonya M. Harper-Edgar González, Jr.-Carol Ammons-La Shawn K. Ford-Lisa Davis, Debbie Meyers-Martin, Sharon Chung, Joyce Mason, Maurice A. West, II and Camille Y. Lilly

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  4/11/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 205/205-36 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Directs the Department of Agriculture to study: (1) the specific actions that can be taken and the practices that can be implemented to mitigate the impacts of drought and climate change on agriculture in the State; (2) the costs, benefits, and feasibility of establishing and implementing financial and technical assistance programs to mitigate the impacts of drought and climate change on agricultural producers in the State; (3) the costs, benefits, and feasibility of using agricultural land management to realize greenhouse gas reductions and maximize carbon sequestration opportunities in the State; (4) the costs, benefits, and feasibility of using floatovoltaics in State waterways; and (5) the costs, benefits, and feasibility of establishing within the Department an Agricultural Drought and Climate Resilience Office for the purpose of providing agricultural producers with the voluntary technical assistance, nonregulatory programs, and incentives necessary to harden the State's agricultural sector to the coming impacts of drought and climate change. Allows the Department to enter into a contract or grant agreement with one or more organizations or institutions with expertise in environmental and agricultural issues for the purpose of completing the tasks delegated to the Department in these provisions. Authorizes the Department, in conducting the required cost-benefit analyses, to take into account the value of ecosystem services. Directs the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly within 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/5/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  2/6/2025HouseFirst Reading
  2/6/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/4/2025HouseAssigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
  3/12/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
  3/12/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  3/12/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  3/12/2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
  3/12/2025HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000
  3/13/2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
  3/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
  3/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  3/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  3/25/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  3/25/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  4/8/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  4/11/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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