republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/sb-2245.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PESTICIDES-SCHOOLS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Provides that, no later than January 1, 2022, the Department of Agriculture shall develop a drift monitoring study to evaluate pesticide drift at 3 schools within the State and shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2023. Repeals the provisions regarding the drift monitoring study on January 1, 2024. Provides that it is unlawful to apply a restricted use pesticide on or within 500 feet of a school property during normal hours, except for whole structure fumigation, unless the pesticide application information listed on the pesticide label is more restrictive, in which case the more restrictive provision shall apply. Directs the Department to adopt rules necessary to implement the restriction. Defines \"normal school hours\". Effective January 1, 2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 2245"
citation: "Illinois SB 2245 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David A. Welter", "Julie A. Morrison"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc4eaf66-2de6-4ba3-9efc-25ae0bd0ef2d"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2245&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134898&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "df69da61f1e6287f9f85b4cb5ae86503e3c2e59beaa79ae9bdc12d8804d5dc26"
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 2245 (102nd) — PESTICIDES-SCHOOLS

Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Provides that, no later than January 1, 2022, the Department of Agriculture shall develop a drift monitoring study to evaluate pesticide drift at 3 schools within the State and shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2023. Repeals the provisions regarding the drift monitoring study on January 1, 2024. Provides that it is unlawful to apply a restricted use pesticide on or within 500 feet of a school property during normal hours, except for whole structure fumigation, unless the pesticide application information listed on the pesticide label is more restrictive, in which case the more restrictive provision shall apply. Directs the Department to adopt rules necessary to implement the restriction. Defines "normal school hours". Effective January 1, 2022.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2245.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2245eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2245sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2245enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David A. Welter — primary (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `filing`
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2021-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-15** Do Pass as Amended Agriculture; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 21, 2021
- **2021-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
- **2021-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-05-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 109-003-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0548 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc4eaf66-2de6-4ba3-9efc-25ae0bd0ef2d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).