---
type: "Bill"
title: "AG-SOYBEAN MARKETING BOARD"
description: "Amends the Soybean Marketing Act. Adds 6 at large members to the soybean marketing program operating board of directors. Provides for their election by producers at annual meetings from nominees selected by the operating board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 601"
citation: "Illinois HB 601 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-01-27"
last_action: "2005-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4093adf-a609-4b11-9b4e-2048ae179cdb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=601&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14994&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "39eb778f6e5f288ac00776900be43b28b6797eb8e44a5953062adda63b502119"
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 601 (94th) — AG-SOYBEAN MARKETING BOARD

Amends the Soybean Marketing Act. Adds 6 at large members to the soybean marketing program operating board of directors. Provides for their election by producers at annual meetings from nominees selected by the operating board.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0601&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14994&DocNum=601&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0601eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14994&DocNum=601&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0601enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14994&DocNum=601&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Amendments, Amendment 1 — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Reitz — primary (person)
- Deanna Demuzio — cosponsor (person)
- John O. Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `filing`
- **2005-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-02** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2005-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2005-02-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2005-02-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2005-02-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 16, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-02-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2005-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-16** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Agriculture & Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-05-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation
- **2005-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2005-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture & Conservation; 009-000-000
- **2005-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; J. Sullivan `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2005-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dan Reitz; Motion #1
- **2005-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. Dan Reitz; Motion #2
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Non-Concurs
- **2005-05-26** Secretary's Desk - Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01
- **2005-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 01-May 27, 2005.
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Filed with Secretary Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Recede Recommended Do Adopt Agriculture & Conservation; 006-000-000
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Recedes 058-000-000
- **2005-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-06-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-06-20** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-06-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0061 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4093adf-a609-4b11-9b4e-2048ae179cdb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).