---
type: "Bill"
title: "WEEDS-ALLOW BUCKTHORN REMOVAL"
description: "Amends the Illinois Exotic Weed Act. Provides that a municipality may adopt an ordinance to eradicate common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula), saw-toothed buckthorn (Rhamnus arguta), dahurian buckthorn (Rhamnus davurica), Japanese buckthorn (Rhamnus japonica), and Chinese buckthorn (Rhamnus utilis) on all public and private property within its geographic boundaries."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 3433"
citation: "Illinois SB 3433 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adriane Johnson", "Daniel Didech"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-18"
last_action: "2022-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1af1aea6-32db-4fa3-8e4c-faa00ea05813"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3433&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=138338&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "876df48cdfdabf1857cc309dfeb6887b71f76d26915d8e90a40b755c52e336e9"
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 3433 (102nd) — WEEDS-ALLOW BUCKTHORN REMOVAL

Amends the Illinois Exotic Weed Act. Provides that a municipality may adopt an ordinance to eradicate common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula), saw-toothed buckthorn (Rhamnus arguta), dahurian buckthorn (Rhamnus davurica), Japanese buckthorn (Rhamnus japonica), and Chinese buckthorn (Rhamnus utilis) on all public and private property within its geographic boundaries.

## 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/10200SB3433.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3433eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB3433enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **51–2** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **71–43** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Adriane Johnson — primary (person)
- Daniel Didech — primary (person)
- Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Ness — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson `filing`
- **2022-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Do Pass Agriculture; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 8, 2022
- **2022-02-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 15, 2022
- **2022-02-16** Third Reading - Passed; 051-002-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- **2022-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Ness
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
- **2022-02-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2022-02-17** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2022-02-17** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2022-02-17** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Lance Yednock
- **2022-03-07** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 005-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2022-03-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2022-03-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2022-03-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
- **2022-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-043-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-13** Effective Date January 1, 2023
- **2022-05-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0840 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1af1aea6-32db-4fa3-8e4c-faa00ea05813`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).