republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/sb-2573.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AGRICULTURE-ADMIN CHANGES/FEES"
description: "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 Deletes cross references to several provisions that have been repealed.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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 2573"
citation: "Illinois SB 2573 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-01-13"
last_action: "2010-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/529c4fa4-a895-4a46-bd7d-afd27ee5dde1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2573&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=49383&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "cd7e5e8cbca97f1a1845f1a70e4bf74d368ba389b5fa13a003e846cdd02235ab"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2573&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49383&DocNum=2573&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2573eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49383&DocNum=2573&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2573enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=49383&DocNum=2573&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/529c4fa4-a895-4a46-bd7d-afd27ee5dde1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).