republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/104th/sb-2372.md

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Bill	FARMLAND TRANSITION	Creates the Farmland Transition Commission Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall establish a Farmland Transition Commission to examine current barriers individuals ages 21 through 40 face when trying to purchase or access farmland, review current incentives and policies to encourage the transfer of farmland to current or prospective farmers between the ages of 21 through 40, and to make recommendations on possible incentives or policies to assist these individuals in purchasing or accessing farmland. Specifies membership of the Commission. Provides that Commission members shall serve without compensation. Provides that the Commission shall meet at least on a quarterly basis. Provides that the Commission shall file a report annually with the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1 of each year on its recommendations for possible incentives to assist young farmers between the ages of 21 and 40 in acquiring access to farmland in the State. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall provide administrative and other support to the Commission as needed. Provides that the Commission is dissolved and this provision is repealed on December 31, 2031.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	104th	SB 2372	Illinois SB 2372 (104th)	bill		enacted	Sally J. Turner William E Hauter	4	47	5	2025-02-07	2025-08-01	openstates	ocd-bill/764f3600-0ce5-4280-9def-a0e62f059bbc	https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2372&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=162357&SessionID=114	6b5900205566038e77437f031bb63216ef5a15b27b248e504205fe9824f69223	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2372 (104th) — FARMLAND TRANSITION

Creates the Farmland Transition Commission Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall establish a Farmland Transition Commission to examine current barriers individuals ages 21 through 40 face when trying to purchase or access farmland, review current incentives and policies to encourage the transfer of farmland to current or prospective farmers between the ages of 21 through 40, and to make recommendations on possible incentives or policies to assist these individuals in purchasing or accessing farmland. Specifies membership of the Commission. Provides that Commission members shall serve without compensation. Provides that the Commission shall meet at least on a quarterly basis. Provides that the Commission shall file a report annually with the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1 of each year on its recommendations for possible incentives to assist young farmers between the ages of 21 and 40 in acquiring access to farmland in the State. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall provide administrative and other support to the Commission as needed. Provides that the Commission is dissolved and this provision is repealed on December 31, 2031.

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. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Agriculture — 13–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Agriculture & Conservation — 9–0 (pass) · lower
• Agriculture — 13–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Sally J. Turner — primary (person)
• William E Hauter — primary (person)
• Adam M. Niemerg — cosponsor (person)
• Amy L. Grant — cosponsor (person)
• Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
• Chris Balkema — cosponsor (person)
• Craig Wilcox — cosponsor (person)
• David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
• Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
• Jason R. Bunting — cosponsor (person)
• Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
• Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
• Kyle Moore — cosponsor (person)
• Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Li Arellano, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)
• Nicole La Ha — cosponsor (person)
• Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
• Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
• Tom Weber — cosponsor (person)
• Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-02-07 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sally J. Turner filing
• 2025-02-07 First Reading reading-1
• 2025-02-07 Referred to Assignments
• 2025-02-26 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
• 2025-02-26 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
• 2025-02-27 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
• 2025-03-04 Assigned to Agriculture referral-committee
• 2025-03-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sally J. Turner amendment-introduction
• 2025-03-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
• 2025-03-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
• 2025-03-17 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
• 2025-03-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
• 2025-03-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2025-03-20 Do Pass as Amended Agriculture; 013-000-000
• 2025-03-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2025 reading-2
• 2025-04-01 Second Reading reading-2
• 2025-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2025
• 2025-04-03 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2025-04-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
• 2025-04-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
• 2025-04-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
• 2025-04-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
• 2025-04-04 Arrived in House introduction
• 2025-04-07 Chief House Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter
• 2025-04-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2025-04-08 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2025-04-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
• 2025-04-17 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2025-05-06 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
• 2025-05-06 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000
• 2025-05-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2025-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
• 2025-05-14 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2025-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2025-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant
• 2025-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam M. Niemerg
• 2025-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
• 2025-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber
• 2025-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore
• 2025-05-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2025-05-22 Passed Both Houses
• 2025-05-26 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
• 2025-05-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
• 2025-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2025-08-01 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2025-08-01 Effective Date January 1, 2026
• 2025-08-01 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0146 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/764f3600-0ce5-4280-9def-a0e62f059bbc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).