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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4720</title>
<shortdesc>$AGR-DISADVANTAGED FARMERS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Sonya M. Harper-Sharon Chung, Kam Buckner and Anne Stava</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<committeehearing>Appropriations-General Services Committee Hearing Apr  8 2026  4:00PM Capitol Building 122 and Virtual Room 3 Springfield, IL  - House Committee Amendment 1</committeehearing>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/12/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-General Services Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Appropriates $2,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of providing grants to emerging and socially disadvantaged farms for infrastructure, equipment, operations and market access. Effective July 1, 2026.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/30/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Appropriations-General Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-General Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava</action>
</actions>
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