IL HR0726 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Passed on May 14 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-14 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Passed on May 14 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-14 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Declares May 3 through May 9, 2026 as Black Farmers and Growers Week in the State of Illinois. Encourages the people of Illinois and their representatives in government to learn about the history of Black farming communities and the contributions made by African Americans to agriculture in the United States. Encourages State agencies and policymakers to ensure that agricultural programs intended to support farmers are implemented in a manner that meaningfully reaches Black farmers and growers across Illinois, including emerging, limited-resource, and socially disadvantaged producers, and that outreach and program participation extend broadly throughout the State's Black farming communities.
Title
BLACK FARMERS AND GROWERS WEEK
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-05-07 - House - House Agriculture & Conservation Committee (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 2026-05-14 | House | Resolution Adopted |
| 2026-05-07 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions |
| 2026-05-07 | House | Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 |
| 2026-04-27 | House | Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
