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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5512</title>
<shortdesc>AG-FALL COVERS SPRING SAVINGS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Sonya M. Harper and Lilian Jiménez</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/19/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
</lastaction>
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<reference>20 ILCS 205/205-455 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 105/5.1038 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program in the Department of Agriculture to provide crop insurance premium discounts for cover crops. Directs the Department to award grants in specified amounts to Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Creates the Cover Crop Insurance Premium Discount Fund. Provides for requirements for the Program. Directs the Department to adopt rules.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note (Dept. of Agriculture) </synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>House Bill 5512 has a negative impact on state revenues and would require annual additional appropriations of $285,176.38 from the General Revenue Fund. </SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Agriculture &amp; Conservation Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture &amp; Conservation Committee;  006-002-000</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Filed</action>
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