---
type: "Bill"
title: "PEST CONTROL-PENALTIES"
description: "Amends the Structural Pest Control Act. Provides that a person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of specific provisions concerning licensure requirements is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Provides criminal penalties for retailers or wholesalers distributing or selling a pesticide not registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 548"
citation: "Illinois HB 548 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-01-31"
last_action: "2003-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77a825c7-0eab-4b2f-8e6c-b5e5335273b5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=548&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=988&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "ed8e53be00bc839e8e4a8fe663c88501cfbb1fbc2e4303545e44e2fbe176c592"
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 548 (93rd) — PEST CONTROL-PENALTIES

Amends the Structural Pest Control Act. Provides that a person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of specific provisions concerning licensure requirements is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Provides criminal penalties for retailers or wholesalers distributing or selling a pesticide not registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Department of 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=09300HB0548&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=988&DocNum=548&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0548eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=988&DocNum=548&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0548enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=988&DocNum=548&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Antonio Munoz — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2003-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-05** Assigned to Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environment and Energy Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environment and Energy Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environment and Energy Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2003-03-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2003-03-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-03-18** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2003-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2003-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2003-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 2, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-04-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-30** Do Pass Environment & Energy; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-07** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2003
- **2003-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0191 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77a825c7-0eab-4b2f-8e6c-b5e5335273b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).