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Bill	CLASSIFY MILKWEED-CNTY & MUNI	Amends the Counties Code and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that counties and municipalities may not classify milkweed as a noxious or exotic weed. Limits home rule powers.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 685	Illinois HB 685 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	53	2	2017-01-25	2017-12-08	openstates	ocd-bill/f07cb276-ac4c-461e-90cc-4f010e018431	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=685&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=100975&SessionID=91&GA=100	258e097278778076647d14c67f140312e5f350bf8998271e0f40edb51a6fc353	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 685 (100th) — CLASSIFY MILKWEED-CNTY & MUNI

Amends the Counties Code and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that counties and municipalities may not classify milkweed as a noxious or exotic weed. Limits home rule powers.

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 — 114–2 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 41–6 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Anna Moeller — primary (person)
• Chris Nybo — cosponsor (person)
• John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
• Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
• Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-25 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller filing
• 2017-01-25 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-01-25 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-08 Assigned to Environment referral-committee
• 2017-02-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
• 2017-02-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
• 2017-02-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
• 2017-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2017-02-22 Do Pass / Short Debate Environment; 018-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
• 2017-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
• 2017-02-23 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-02-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2017-02-24 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2017-02-24 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
• 2017-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
• 2017-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst
• 2017-03-07 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2017-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
• 2017-03-08 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2017-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2017-03-08 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
• 2017-03-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-03-08 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-03-08 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2017-03-09 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
• 2017-03-10 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
• 2017-03-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
• 2017-03-23 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
• 2017-03-24 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
• 2017-04-13 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Nybo
• 2017-04-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
• 2017-04-25 Assigned to Environment and Conservation referral-committee
• 2017-05-02 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
• 2017-05-04 Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 005-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2017
• 2017-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2017-05-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
• 2017-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
• 2017-05-26 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 reading-3
• 2017-08-04 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-11-01 Approved for Consideration Assignments
• 2017-11-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2017-11-07 Third Reading - Passed; 041-006-001 reading-3, passage
• 2017-11-07 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-12-06 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-12-08 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-12-08 Effective Date June 1, 2018
• 2017-12-08 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0557 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f07cb276-ac4c-461e-90cc-4f010e018431. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).