---
type: "Bill"
title: "IFA-AGRIBUSINESS EXPERT MEMBER"
description: "Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Requires that the next 2 members appointed to the Illinois Finance Authority have expertise in agribusiness or production agriculture. Requires that, after those appointments, the Authority must include no fewer than 2 members who have expertise in agribusiness or production agriculture. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2748"
citation: "Illinois HB 2748 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 65
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-21"
last_action: "2013-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f21fba83-2520-4338-ae35-6e73528e2485"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2748&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74562&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "c672ed64d1f622a3b3fdff75d5479263120abf71680227f8185143aa042b6a34"
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 2748 (98th) — IFA-AGRIBUSINESS EXPERT MEMBER

Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Requires that the next 2 members appointed to the Illinois Finance Authority have expertise in agribusiness or production agriculture. Requires that, after those appointments, the Authority must include no fewer than 2 members who have expertise in agribusiness or production agriculture. Effective immediately.

## 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=09800HB2748&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74562&DocNum=2748&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2748eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74562&DocNum=2748&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2748enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74562&DocNum=2748&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Josh Harms — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Adam Brown `filing`
- **2013-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-04** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Josh Harms
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2013-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2013-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne Rosenthal
- **2013-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
- **2013-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
- **2013-04-08** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
- **2013-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
- **2013-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2013-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2013-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Josh Harms `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-11** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Pam Roth
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad E. Halbrook
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Meier
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2013-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
- **2013-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2013-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2013
- **2013-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2013
- **2013-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0344 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f21fba83-2520-4338-ae35-6e73528e2485`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).