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type: "Bill"
title: "BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS ERADICATION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Bovine Brucellosis Eradication Act. Provides that an animal with a positive reaction to a test for brucellosis must be reviewed by a designated brucellosis epidemiologist, or another State and federally approved designee, before the animal may be classified as an \"infected animal\" or \"reactor\". Defines \"designated brucellosis epidemiologist\". Provides that animals with a positive result to an official brucellosis test at livestock markets may be slaughtered or returned to the herd of origin only by permit and under quarantine for further evaluation. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 557"
citation: "Illinois SB 557 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eeace078-eccb-4a9b-a0b8-d3f2115e4e3d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=557&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28382&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "3fb88b45af51a3f27fa6040ba428b5046018f96353989f2589294b11623018ce"
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 557 (95th) — BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS ERADICATION
Amends the Illinois Bovine Brucellosis Eradication Act. Provides that an animal with a positive reaction to a test for brucellosis must be reviewed by a designated brucellosis epidemiologist, or another State and federally approved designee, before the animal may be classified as an "infected animal" or "reactor". Defines "designated brucellosis epidemiologist". Provides that animals with a positive result to an official brucellosis test at livestock markets may be slaughtered or returned to the herd of origin only by permit and under quarantine for further evaluation. 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=09500SB0557&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28382&DocNum=557&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0557eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28382&DocNum=557&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0557enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28382&DocNum=557&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `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** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2007-03-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl
- **2007-03-15** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2007-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-15** 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
- **2007-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2007-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2007-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2007-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2007-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-21** Effective Date August 21, 2007
- **2007-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0335 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eeace078-eccb-4a9b-a0b8-d3f2115e4e3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).