---
type: "Bill"
title: "DEPT OF AG-BICENTENNIAL FARM"
description: "Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Agriculture may designate \"Bicentennial Farms\". Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 5790"
citation: "Illinois HB 5790 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b711036f-ba56-4a1b-bae5-1ea39fc0cdb0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5790&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95253&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "1ed69fc118e9587552ad8168699d33905fe3297b8ff1a35add888698816ef85d"
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 5790 (99th) — DEPT OF AG-BICENTENNIAL FARM

Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Agriculture may designate "Bicentennial Farms". 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=09900HB5790&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95253&DocNum=5790&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5790eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95253&DocNum=5790&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5790enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95253&DocNum=5790&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Charles Meier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier `filing`
- **2016-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2016-04-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2016-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2016-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2016-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
- **2016-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2016-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2016-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
- **2016-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2016-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2016-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2016-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2016-04-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2016-04-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2016-04-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
- **2016-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2016-04-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 12, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2016-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2016-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2016
- **2016-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2016
- **2016-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2016
- **2016-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0824 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b711036f-ba56-4a1b-bae5-1ea39fc0cdb0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).