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type: "Bill"
title: "PEST CONTROL-FIREWOOD IMPORT"
description: "Amends the Pest and Predatory Animal Control Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Department of Natural Resources, shall promulgate rules concerning the control of firewood importation into the State with special attention to controlling the infestation of insect pests, including the emerald ash borer. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 550"
citation: "Illinois SB 550 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68c1e86e-a3f8-4213-805a-a56f714454a8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=550&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28373&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "36be5e57bda9285e7e59afd01f7bc3d6947af3da5d3630a444a46e4d7e1c7502"
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 550 (95th) — PEST CONTROL-FIREWOOD IMPORT
Amends the Pest and Predatory Animal Control Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Department of Natural Resources, shall promulgate rules concerning the control of firewood importation into the State with special attention to controlling the infestation of insect pests, including the emerald ash borer. 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=09500SB0550&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28373&DocNum=550&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0550eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28373&DocNum=550&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0550enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28373&DocNum=550&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1120** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kirk W. Dillard — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Postponed - Agriculture and Conservation
- **2007-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
- **2007-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Agriculture and Conservation
- **2007-03-07** Postponed - Agriculture and Conservation
- **2007-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass as Amended Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
- **2007-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2007
- **2007-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2007-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2007-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2007
- **2007-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0309 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/68c1e86e-a3f8-4213-805a-a56f714454a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).