Bill Text: IL HB5333 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that on or before December 31, 2019, the Director of Agriculture, or his or her designee, shall prepare a report to be delivered the Chairperson of the Agriculture Committee of the Senate, and the Chairperson of the Agriculture & Conservation Committee of the House of Representatives regarding the Department's accomplishments and future goals in the following areas: facilitating the start-up, modernization, or expansion of livestock operations including beginning and transitioning livestock operations; developing new markets for this State's farmers by providing more fruits, vegetables, meat, grain, and dairy for school children of this State; assisting agricultural businesses to begin or expand, access new markets, or diversify products; developing urban agriculture; facilitating the start-up, modernization, or expansion of other beginning and transitioning farms; sustainable agriculture on farm research and demonstration; and the development or expansion of food hubs and other alternative community-based food distribution systems. Repealed on January 1, 2020.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5333 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB5333-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB5333 Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 205/205-28 new
Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that on or before December 31, 2019, the Director of Agriculture, or his or her designee, shall prepare a report to be delivered the Chairperson of the Agriculture Committee of the Senate, and the Chairperson of the Agriculture & Conservation Committee of the House of Representatives regarding the Department's accomplishments and future goals in the following areas: facilitating the start-up, modernization, or expansion of livestock operations including beginning and transitioning livestock operations; developing new markets for this State's farmers by providing more fruits, vegetables, meat, grain, and dairy for school children of this State; assisting agricultural businesses to begin or expand, access new markets, or diversify products; developing urban agriculture; facilitating the start-up, modernization, or expansion of other beginning and transitioning farms; sustainable agriculture on farm research and demonstration; and the development or expansion of food hubs and other alternative community-based food distribution systems. Repealed on January 1, 2020.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
205-28 as follows:
(20 ILCS 205/205-28 new)
Sec. 205-28. Agricultural markets report. On or before
December 31, 2019, the Director of Agriculture, or his or her
designee, shall prepare a report to be delivered the
Chairperson of the Agriculture Committee of the Senate, and the
Chairperson of the Agriculture & Conservation Committee of the
House of Representatives regarding the Department's
accomplishments and future goals in the following areas:
facilitating the start-up, modernization, or expansion of
livestock operations including beginning and transitioning
livestock operations; developing new markets for this State's
farmers by providing more fruits, vegetables, meat, grain, and
dairy for school children of this State; assisting agricultural
businesses to begin or expand, access new markets, or diversify
products; developing urban agriculture; facilitating the
start-up, modernization, or expansion of other beginning and
transitioning farms; sustainable agriculture on farm research

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and demonstration; and the development or expansion of food
hubs and other alternative community-based food distribution
systems. This Section is repealed January 1, 2020.