SB3130 | Illinois 2015-2016 | IL SEED LAW-EXEMPTIONS

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On August 16, 2016 in the Senate:

Governor Approved
Effective Date August 16, 2016
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0827

On June 29, 2016 in the Senate:

Sent to the Governor

On May 31, 2016 in the Senate:

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-001
Senate Concurs
Passed Both Houses

On May 30, 2016 in the Senate:

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Agriculture; 006-000-000

On May 26, 2016 in the Senate:

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Agriculture

On May 24, 2016 in the Senate:

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

On May 23, 2016 in the House:

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000

On May 23, 2016 in the Senate:

Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 24, 2016

On May 19, 2016 in the House:

Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

On May 18, 2016 in the House:

Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

On May 17, 2016 in the House:

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000

On May 16, 2016 in the House:

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee

On May 13, 2016 in the House:

Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2016
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tim Butler
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

On May 9, 2016 in the House:

Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee

On April 22, 2016 in the House:

Arrived in House
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee

On April 21, 2016 in the Senate:

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 006-001-002
Recalled to Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; McCann
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Third Reading - Passed; 043-005-002

On April 20, 2016 in the Senate:

Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2016

On April 19, 2016 in the Senate:

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture

On April 15, 2016 in the Senate:

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

On April 7, 2016 in the Senate:

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Do Pass as Amended Agriculture; 009-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2016

On April 5, 2016 in the Senate:

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture

On April 1, 2016 in the Senate:

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

On March 8, 2016 in the Senate:

Assigned to Agriculture

On February 19, 2016 in the Senate:

Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
First Reading
Referred to Assignments

House Amendment 001

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the language of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Defines "seed swap event" as an organized and publicly promoted event at which non-commercial seed sharing takes place. Provides that a seed library or seed swap event organizer shall adopt labeling or record-keeping standards to identify the year, species or common name, and source of any non-commercially packaged seed received by the seed library or offered at a seed swap event, and shall make this information available to the Department of Agriculture upon request in the course of an investigation of an alleged violation of the provisions of the Illinois Seed Law. Information maintained by seed libraries shall be provided to the Department of Agriculture to the extent permissible under the Library Records Confidentiality Act. Effective immediately.

Senate Amendment 002

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the language of adopted Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes: Defines "non-commercial seed sharing" to mean seed sharing for which no monetary consideration or compensation is transferred in return for receiving seeds. Provides that a seed library may adopt labeling or record-keeping standards to identify the date, species or common name, and source of the seed received by the seed library, and shall make this information available to the Department upon request in the course of an investigation of an alleged violation of the provisions of the Act. Also makes technical changes. Effective immediately.

Senate Amendment 001

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the language of the introduced bill. Further amends the Illinois Seed Law. Defines a seed library as a nonprofit, governmental, or cooperative organization, association, or activity for the purpose of facilitating the donation, exchange, preservation, and dissemination of seeds of open pollinated, public domain plant varieties by or among its members or members of the public when the use, exchange, transfer, or possession of seeds acquired by or from the seed library is free of charge or consideration. Provides that various provisions under the Act do not apply to unpatented, untreated seed that is free of noxious and exotic weed seeds and is distributed within this State by means of noncommercial, interpersonal seed sharing activities, including, but not limited to, seed libraries and seed swaps. Effective immediately.