---
type: "Bill"
title: "PESTICIDE ACT-INTERNET SALES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Prohibits the sale of a Restricted Use Pesticide over an Internet website to an Illinois resident who is not a Licensed Operator under the Illinois Pesticide Act registered with the Department. Provides that a person who sells a Restricted Use Pesticide on an Internet website to an Illinois resident who is not a Licensed Operator is subject to the penalty provisions of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4462"
citation: "Illinois HB 4462 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-11"
last_action: "2006-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6fb8ef64-b8bf-4595-85c4-e4e16885454e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4462&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=22713&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "e62436da3335ea4e2d5e81ddff399efbd641086810554ee57292dd9af817c63f"
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 4462 (94th) — PESTICIDE ACT-INTERNET SALES

Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Prohibits the sale of a Restricted Use Pesticide over an Internet website to an Illinois resident who is not a Licensed Operator under the Illinois Pesticide Act registered with the Department. Provides that a person who sells a Restricted Use Pesticide on an Internet website to an Illinois resident who is not a Licensed Operator is subject to the penalty provisions of the Act.

## 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=09400HB4462&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22713&DocNum=4462&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4462eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22713&DocNum=4462&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4462enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22713&DocNum=4462&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `filing`
- **2006-01-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2006-01-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2006-01-18** Assigned to Environmental Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2006-01-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environmental Health Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-01-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environmental Health Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-01-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-01-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2006-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2006-01-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-01-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-01-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2006-01-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2006-01-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2006-01-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2006-01-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2006-01-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2006-01-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2006-01-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2006-01-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2006-01-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2006-01-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-02-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 2, 2006 `reading-1`
- **2006-02-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2006-02-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2006-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2006-02-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2006-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2006-03-01** Assigned to Environment & Energy `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-08** Do Pass Environment & Energy; 009-002-001 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2006
- **2006-03-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2006
- **2006-03-15** Third Reading - Passed; 039-009-005 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-05-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-05-12** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-05-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0758 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6fb8ef64-b8bf-4595-85c4-e4e16885454e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).