republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-2488.md

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Bill	SALE OF PLANT MATERIAL	Amends the State Forest Act. Provides that plants and plant materials secured or produced shall be used exclusively for conservation purposes, such as for wildlife habitat, erosion control, energy conservation, natural community restoration, general reforestation, research, commemorative plantings, and educational programs such as Arbor Day unless otherwise agreed through a memorandum of understanding with the Illinois Green Industry Association which would allow the sale of plants as liner stock. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may cooperate with any person or group desirous of establishing plants or plant materials for conservation plantings by selling (rather than furnishing) trees, shrubs, flower seeds, (rather than seeds) or other materials where deemed necessary or desirable. Provides that plants and plant materials may be provided, upon approval of a written management plan, to individual landowners, State agencies and institutions, local governments, civic groups and others for conservation plantings but shall be sold at a price approximately equal to the cost of acquisition or production and distribution (rather than without charge). Provides that plants and plant materials may be provided to government agencies and institutions, organized groups or individuals for special conservation plantings, research plantings, educational purposes and commemorative plantings but shall be sold at a price approximately equal to the cost of acquisition or production and distribution (rather than without charge). Provides that products such as Christmas trees, roundwood and other materials derived from State distributed plants or plant materials may be utilized, sold or removed, except that no such plants shall be resold, bartered or given away and removed alive with the roots attached unless otherwise agreed through a memorandum of understanding with the Illinois Green Industry Association which would allow the sale of plants as liner stock.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 2488	Illinois HB 2488 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	30	2	2017-02-07	2017-08-11	openstates	ocd-bill/a0ee7764-6c0d-4a8b-9a57-e60bda9320ab	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2488&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=103570&SessionID=91&GA=100	38589c8fcc81c8eddfb405cb0d4f6f21a7becc042c7c4fcada9a2e10ecbedeb8	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2488 (100th) — SALE OF PLANT MATERIAL

Amends the State Forest Act. Provides that plants and plant materials secured or produced shall be used exclusively for conservation purposes, such as for wildlife habitat, erosion control, energy conservation, natural community restoration, general reforestation, research, commemorative plantings, and educational programs such as Arbor Day unless otherwise agreed through a memorandum of understanding with the Illinois Green Industry Association which would allow the sale of plants as liner stock. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may cooperate with any person or group desirous of establishing plants or plant materials for conservation plantings by selling (rather than furnishing) trees, shrubs, flower seeds, (rather than seeds) or other materials where deemed necessary or desirable. Provides that plants and plant materials may be provided, upon approval of a written management plan, to individual landowners, State agencies and institutions, local governments, civic groups and others for conservation plantings but shall be sold at a price approximately equal to the cost of acquisition or production and distribution (rather than without charge). Provides that plants and plant materials may be provided to government agencies and institutions, organized groups or individuals for special conservation plantings, research plantings, educational purposes and commemorative plantings but shall be sold at a price approximately equal to the cost of acquisition or production and distribution (rather than without charge). Provides that products such as Christmas trees, roundwood and other materials derived from State distributed plants or plant materials may be utilized, sold or removed, except that no such plants shall be resold, bartered or given away and removed alive with the roots attached unless otherwise agreed through a memorandum of understanding with the Illinois Green Industry Association which would allow the sale of plants as liner stock.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 110–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Norine K. Hammond — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-07 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond filing
• 2017-02-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
• 2017-02-22 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
• 2017-02-22 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Randy E. Frese
• 2017-03-07 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-09 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-15 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-03-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2017-03-16 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2017-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2017-03-16 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
• 2017-03-16 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-03-16 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-03-28 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
• 2017-04-25 Assigned to Agriculture referral-committee
• 2017-05-04 Do Pass Agriculture; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2017
• 2017-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
• 2017-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-19 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-06-16 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-08-11 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-08-11 Effective Date January 1, 2018
• 2017-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0061 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a0ee7764-6c0d-4a8b-9a57-e60bda9320ab. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).