---
type: "Bill"
title: "$DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
description: "Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for its FY 06 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2005."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1548"
citation: "Illinois SB 1548 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 67
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2005-02-23"
last_action: "2005-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf214cd0-1124-4ca4-b428-7bee537bdeb6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1548&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=19761&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "60555475a2c429b468579e058d8128c1c5de0947b56607117f80d8a84c1cb9f1"
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 1548 (94th) — $DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for its FY 06 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2005.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB1548.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB1548eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB1548enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **63–52** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **32–26** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **32–26** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **40–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donne E. Trotter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-23** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `filing`
- **2005-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-23** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-24** Assigned to Appropriations II `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-10** Postponed - Appropriations II
- **2005-03-17** Postponed - Appropriations II
- **2005-03-17** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 2-10 The following deadlines are not applicable (March 17, 2005 Senate Bills Out of Committee & April 15, 2005 Senate Bills Third Reading) `reading-3`
- **2005-04-08** Postponed - Appropriations II
- **2005-04-21** Do Pass Appropriations II; 008-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2005
- **2005-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations II
- **2005-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Appropriations II; 008-005-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Trotter `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Appropriations II
- **2005-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Appropriations II; 008-004-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-11** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2005-05-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2005-05-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-05-11** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Trotter `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 040-017-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-05-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
- **2005-05-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-05-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-18** Assigned to Appropriations-General Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Appropriations-General Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Appropriations-General Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-25** Do Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Appropriations-General Services Committee; 004-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2005-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2005-05-25** Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan; - Rep. Gary Hannig `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2005-05-31** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 063-052-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
- **2005-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02-May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Donne E. Trotter `filing`
- **2005-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Donne E. Trotter `filing`
- **2005-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2005-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2005-05-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-05-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2005-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 032-026-000
- **2005-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 032-026-000
- **2005-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-06-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-06-10** Effective Date June 10, 2005; FY05 Supplemental Appropriations
- **2005-06-10** Effective Date July 1, 2005; FY06 Appropriations
- **2005-06-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0015 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf214cd0-1124-4ca4-b428-7bee537bdeb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).