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SB 681 Illinois Senate · 99th Regular Session

EXOTIC WEED ACT

Summary
Amends the Illinois Exotic Weed Act. Adds exotic bush honeysuckles (Lonicera maackii, Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera morrowii, and Lonicera fragrantissima), exotic olives (Elaeagnus umbellata, Elaeagnus pungens, Elaeagnus angustifolia), salt cedar (all members of the Tamarix genus), poison hemlock (Conium maculatum), giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum), Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), and lesser celandine (Ficaria verna), teasel (all members of the Dipsacus genus), and Japanese, giant, and Bohemian knotweed (Fallopia japonica, syn. Polygonum cuspidatum; Fallopia sachalinensis; and Fallopia x bohemica, resp.) to designated exotic weeds.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Jul 2015
Introduced Apr 15, 2015 Signed Jul 20, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2015 · House May 20, 2015

How they voted

51–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 52
Apr 15, 2015
D Democratic33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
49
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jul 20, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 20, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 20, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (101-0-3)
house
May 12, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000
lower
May 8, 2015
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
lower
Apr 20, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 15, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0-1)
senate
Mar 12, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 12, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 10, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
upper
Mar 5, 2015
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 5, 2015
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss
upper
Feb 11, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Environment and Conservation
upper
Feb 3, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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