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+type: "Bill"
+title: "WEIGHTS&MEASURES-CONTINUING ED"
+description: "Amends the Weights and Measures Act. Provides continuing education requirements for persons registered to install, service, recondition, or repair a weighing or measuring device used in trade or commerce. Provides for a phase-in process to apply continuing education requirements for persons currently registered to install, service, recondition, or repair a weighing or measuring device used in trade or commerce. Provides that applications and reports shall be filed in a manner prescribed by the Director of Agriculture (currently, in writing). Defines \"continuing education course\". Makes other changes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "102nd"
+identifier: "SB 1657"
+citation: "Illinois SB 1657 (102nd)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Patrick J. Joyce", "Sonya M. Harper"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-02-26"
+last_action: "2021-07-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26d6a460-99b3-4c38-8a8f-2d92103d8418"
+source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1657&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134293&SessionID=110&GA=102"
+source_hash: "a5b53ea4548b517d07cb393c666c94090a8f4d8ec2e389a1ec17686a8b826e4c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 1657 (102nd) — WEIGHTS&MEASURES-CONTINUING ED
+
+Amends the Weights and Measures Act. Provides continuing education requirements for persons registered to install, service, recondition, or repair a weighing or measuring device used in trade or commerce. Provides for a phase-in process to apply continuing education requirements for persons currently registered to install, service, recondition, or repair a weighing or measuring device used in trade or commerce. Provides that applications and reports shall be filed in a manner prescribed by the Director of Agriculture (currently, in writing). Defines "continuing education course". Makes other changes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1657.pdf)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1657eng.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1657enr.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **108–3** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Patrick J. Joyce — primary (person)
+- Sonya M. Harper — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce `filing`
+- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-19** Do Pass Agriculture; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2021-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 23, 2021
+- **2021-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2021-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 25, 2021
+- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2021-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
+- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-04** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2021-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
+- **2021-05-12** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-12** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
+- **2021-05-14** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 108-003-000 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-05-21** Passed Both Houses
+- **2021-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2021-07-30** Effective Date January 1, 2022
+- **2021-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0217 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/26d6a460-99b3-4c38-8a8f-2d92103d8418`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
+