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SB 1559 — AGRICULTURE-TECH
Last action — Session Sine Die
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Amends the Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
1 added · 1 removedPlain-language change summary
The changes to SB 1559 involve minor edits, specifically the removal of one line and the addition of another. This type of adjustment often occurs to improve clarity or update information within the bill. While these changes might seem small, they can help ensure that the legislation is more straightforward and easier for everyone to understand. This is important because clearer bills can lead to better implementation and compliance.
093_SB1559SB1559 Engrossed LRB093 03187 RCE 03204 b AN ACT in relation to agriculture.
Action History
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Session Sine Die
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules; 3-9(b)
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Agriculture & Conservation; 008-000-000
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
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Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 02 - November 20, 2003
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Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 02
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Art Tenhouse
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Frank J. Mautino
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture and Conservation Committee; 013-000-000
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture and Conservation Committee
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino
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Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Frank J. Mautino
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate **
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
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Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000
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Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
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Assigned to Executive Committee
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Assigned to Executive Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 032-016-002
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Verified
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 19, 2003
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
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Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000
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Assigned to Executive
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
Sponsors
- Lawrence M. Walsh · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- Lawrence M. Walsh
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 182 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 100 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 111 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (117)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Not Voting |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Slone | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Aguilar | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Not Voting |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Grunloh | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| O'Brien | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Bradley, John | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Munson | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Novak | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Tenhouse | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Churchill | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Daniels | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Not Voting |
| Cross | — | Not Voting |
| Hassert | — | Not Voting |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 25 | 15 | 0 | 11 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 27% | 0% | 19% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Nay |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Nay |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Not Voting |
| Burzynski | — | Not Voting |
| Cronin | — | Nay |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Nay |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Obama | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Shadid | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Not Voting |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, J. | — | Nay |
| Jones, J. | — | Nay |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Jones, W. | — | Nay |
| Watson | — | Nay |
| Petka | — | Not Voting |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Nay |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Geo-Karis | — | Not Voting |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Woolard | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, D. | — | Not Voting |
| Brady | — | Not Voting |
| Winkel | — | Not Voting |
| Wojcik | — | Not Voting |
| Peterson | — | Not Voting |
| Philip | — | Nay |
| Radogno | — | Nay |
| Rauschenberger | — | Nay |
| Righter | — | Nay |
| Risinger | — | Not Voting |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Nay |
| Rutherford | — | Nay |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1559 do?
- Amends the Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
- Who sponsors SB 1559?
- SB 1559 is sponsored by Lawrence M. Walsh.
- What is the current status of SB 1559?
- This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 1559?
- Track SB 1559 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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