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Bill	AGRICULTURE-ADMIN CHANGES/FEES	Amends the Weights and Measures Act. Authorizes the use of the specifications and tolerances in National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 105-8 as weights and measures standards. Authorizes the Director to accept calibration and verification reports from certain laboratories in lieu of the otherwise required submission of physical standards. Requires the sealers of a city having a population of 25,000 or more to attend an annual training workshop in order to exercise certain powers and duties ordinarily delegated to the Director of Agriculture. Changes the date upon which sealers must file an annual report with the Department of Agriculture. Authorizes the Department to collect interest on overdue fees. Increases monetary penalties for violations. Deletes cross references to several provisions that have been repealed. Makes other technical changes. Amends the Soil Conservation Domestic Allotment Act. Replaces a provision requiring the Department to formulate an annual State plan with a provision authorizing the Department to formulate that plan. Repeals a provision requiring the Department's annual report to cover the administration of those plans. Amends the Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act. Creates an octane requirement for midgrade gasoline and increases the octane requirement for premium and super grade gasoline. Deletes provisions that establish labeling requirements for biodiesel blends. Increases monetary penalties for violations. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	SB 2573	Illinois SB 2573 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	41	3	2010-01-13	2010-07-27	openstates	ocd-bill/529c4fa4-a895-4a46-bd7d-afd27ee5dde1	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2573&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=49383&SessionID=76&GA=96	cd7e5e8cbca97f1a1845f1a70e4bf74d368ba389b5fa13a003e846cdd02235ab	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2573 (96th) — AGRICULTURE-ADMIN CHANGES/FEES

Amends the Weights and Measures Act. Authorizes the use of the specifications and tolerances in National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 105-8 as weights and measures standards. Authorizes the Director to accept calibration and verification reports from certain laboratories in lieu of the otherwise required submission of physical standards. Requires the sealers of a city having a population of 25,000 or more to attend an annual training workshop in order to exercise certain powers and duties ordinarily delegated to the Director of Agriculture. Changes the date upon which sealers must file an annual report with the Department of Agriculture. Authorizes the Department to collect interest on overdue fees. Increases monetary penalties for violations. Deletes cross references to several provisions that have been repealed. Makes other technical changes. Amends the Soil Conservation Domestic Allotment Act. Replaces a provision requiring the Department to formulate an annual State plan with a provision authorizing the Department to formulate that plan. Repeals a provision requiring the Department's annual report to cover the administration of those plans. Amends the Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards Act. Creates an octane requirement for midgrade gasoline and increases the octane requirement for premium and super grade gasoline. Deletes provisions that establish labeling requirements for biodiesel blends. Increases monetary penalties for violations. Effective immediately.

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

• Concurrence — 40–12 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 84–31 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 35–19 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Michael W. Frerichs — primary (person)
• William B. Black — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2010-01-13 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs filing
• 2010-01-13 First Reading reading-1
• 2010-01-13 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2010-02-10 Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation referral-committee
• 2010-02-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs amendment-introduction
• 2010-02-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2010-02-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
• 2010-02-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2010-02-23 Do Pass as Amended Agriculture and Conservation; 006-003-000 committee-passage
• 2010-02-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 24, 2010
• 2010-02-25 Second Reading reading-2
• 2010-02-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2010
• 2010-03-09 Third Reading - Passed; 035-019-000 reading-3, passage
• 2010-03-10 Arrived in House introduction
• 2010-03-12 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
• 2010-03-12 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2010-03-12 First Reading reading-1
• 2010-03-12 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2010-03-22 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2010-04-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
• 2010-04-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Agriculture & Conservation Committee amendment-introduction
• 2010-04-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2010-04-20 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 011-001-000 committee-passage
• 2010-04-21 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2010-04-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2010-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2010-04-27 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-031-000 reading-3, passage
• 2010-04-27 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
• 2010-04-27 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
• 2010-04-27 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
• 2010-04-27 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - April 28, 2010
• 2010-04-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael W. Frerichs filing
• 2010-04-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2010-05-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Agriculture and Conservation referral-committee
• 2010-05-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Agriculture and Conservation; 006-000-003
• 2010-05-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 040-012-000
• 2010-05-04 Passed Both Houses
• 2010-06-02 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2010-07-27 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2010-07-27 Effective Date July 27, 2010
• 2010-07-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1333 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/529c4fa4-a895-4a46-bd7d-afd27ee5dde1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).