IL SB3116 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on July 31 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-31 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0713
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on July 31 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-07-31 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0713
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the Bees and Apiaries Act. Directs the Department of Agriculture, when practicable, to provide landowners and beekeepers with notification of inspections. Provides that a person may not produce, sell, resell, or transport packages, queens, hives, nucleus hives, bees, or used bee equipment within Illinois, into Illinois, or from Illinois to another state, without a valid compliance agreement or permit. Allows the Department, at its discretion, to grant a waiver of the permit requirement for the transport of packages, queens, hives, nucleus hives, bees, or used bee equipment from an Illinois county to a contiguous county in Illinois or a neighboring state. Requires a person intending to transport packages, queens, hives, nucleus hives, bees, or used bee equipment, into Illinois from another state to notify the Department at least 3 business days before entry into the State of Illinois. Authorizes the Department to adopt any rules necessary to implement and administer the changes made by the amendatory Act.
Title
BEES/APIARIES-CONSENT
Sponsors
| Sen. Andrew Chesney [R] | Sen. Doris Turner [D] | Sen. Lakesia Collins [D] | Sen. David Koehler [D] |
| Rep. Dave Vella [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-05-21 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 106 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-12 - House - House Agriculture & Conservation Committee (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-07 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 57 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-07 - Senate - Senate Agriculture Committee (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-30 - Senate - Senate Agriculture Committee (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-12 - House - House Agriculture & Conservation Committee (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-07 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 57 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-07 - Senate - Senate Agriculture Committee (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-30 - Senate - Senate Agriculture Committee (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0713 |
| 2026-07-31 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| 2026-07-31 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 2026-06-18 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 2026-05-21 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 |
| 2026-05-19 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-05-19 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-05-13 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-05-12 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000 |
| 2026-05-12 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-036-001 |
| 2026-05-12 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Agriculture & Conservation Committee; Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 2026-05-12 | House | Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026 |
| 2026-05-12 | House | Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee |
| 2026-05-12 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-05-12 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-05-08 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella |
| 2026-05-08 | House | Arrived in House |
| 2026-05-07 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| 2026-05-07 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 2026-05-07 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Chesney |
| 2026-05-07 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 2026-05-07 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 012-000-000 |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture |
| 2026-05-05 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-05-05 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney |
| 2026-04-30 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2026 |
| 2026-04-30 | Senate | Do Pass Agriculture; 013-000-000 |
| 2026-04-24 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Assigned to Agriculture |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026 |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510 | 20 | 2-4 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 510 | 20 | 2a | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| 510 | 20 | 5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
