---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEGETABLE GARDEN PROTECTION"
description: "Creates the Garden Act. Provides for the right to cultivate a vegetable garden and permits State and local regulation. Defines \"vegetable garden\". Limits home rule powers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 633"
citation: "Illinois HB 633 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Koehler", "Sonya M. Harper"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc08c367-1b38-44df-99a9-1598c5d038ec"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=633&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=129106&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "65acab536698f3f508e7979b18342ba983e8d91b2c0b424cea81b337d5506b59"
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 633 (102nd) — VEGETABLE GARDEN PROTECTION

Creates the Garden Act. Provides for the right to cultivate a vegetable garden and permits State and local regulation. Defines "vegetable garden". Limits home rule powers.

## 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/10200HB0633.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0633eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0633enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **92–24** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **46–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Koehler — primary (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — primary (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Denyse Wang Stoneback — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper `filing`
- **2021-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2021-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2021-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2021-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2021-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2021-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2021-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2021-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2021-03-02** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
- **2021-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2021-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2021-03-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 007-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2021-04-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 092-024-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2021-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2021-05-12** Do Pass Local Government; 007-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2021
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 046-009-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-23** 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 . . . . . . . . . 102-0180 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc08c367-1b38-44df-99a9-1598c5d038ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).