---
type: "Bill"
title: "AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCES"
description: "Creates the Agricultural Experiences Act. Provides that licenses are not required for anyone trying to provide an \"agricultural experience\" which is defined as any agriculture-related activity, as a secondary use in conjunction with agricultural production, on a farm which activity is open to the public with the intended purpose of promoting or educating the public about agriculture, agricultural practices, agricultural activities, or agricultural products."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 3650"
citation: "Illinois HB 3650 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Doris Turner", "Michael Halpin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9646585-b57b-415f-a6e7-e38660e110e2"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3650&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132694&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "0268030681583eacabca54c38354092688deef9e2d35aebebc356baab080a963"
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 HB 3650 (102nd) — AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCES

Creates the Agricultural Experiences Act. Provides that licenses are not required for anyone trying to provide an "agricultural experience" which is defined as any agriculture-related activity, as a secondary use in conjunction with agricultural production, on a farm which activity is open to the public with the intended purpose of promoting or educating the public about agriculture, agricultural practices, agricultural activities, or agricultural products.

## 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/HB/PDF/10200HB3650.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3650eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3650enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Doris Turner — primary (person)
- Michael Halpin — primary (person)
- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J. Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Halpin `filing`
- **2021-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
- **2021-04-16** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 099-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 28, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2021-04-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** Do Pass Agriculture; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- **2021-05-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0492 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9646585-b57b-415f-a6e7-e38660e110e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).