---
type: "Bill"
title: "SOYBEANS-NET MARKET PRICE"
description: "Amends the Soybean Marketing Act. Defines \"net market price\". Changes the assessment after the first 5 years from \"2¢ per bushel\" to \"1/2 of 1% of the net market price\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 1984"
citation: "Illinois SB 1984 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-07"
last_action: "2008-08-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7cedc345-65cb-4e4f-82a2-ecc18e27b409"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1984&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=35234&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "4f1f3681a33028bf8a32cb69c93288be04f7a6140578e2dafc5f30afb6af45fb"
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 1984 (95th) — SOYBEANS-NET MARKET PRICE

Amends the Soybean Marketing Act. Defines "net market price". Changes the assessment after the first 5 years from "2¢ per bushel" to "1/2 of 1% of the net market price".

## 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=09500SB1984&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35234&DocNum=1984&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1984eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35234&DocNum=1984&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1984enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35234&DocNum=1984&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Careen M Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- Jack McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Frerichs — primary (person)
- Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `filing`
- **2008-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-14** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-06** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2008
- **2008-03-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2008
- **2008-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2008-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2008-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2008-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2008-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2008-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2008-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2008-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2008-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2008-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2008-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2008-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2008-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-19** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-29** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0953 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7cedc345-65cb-4e4f-82a2-ecc18e27b409`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).