republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/sb-2910.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "NOXIOUS WEED LAW"
description: "Amends the Illinois Noxious Weed Law. Provides that the governing body of each county may (previously was \"shall\") carry out the duties and responsibilities vested in it under the Act with respect to land under its jurisdiction in accordance with rules prescribed by the Department of Agriculture. Provides that those duties may (previously was \"shall\") include the establishment, under the general direction of the governing body of each county, of a coordinated program for control and eradication of noxious weeds within the county. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 2910"
citation: "Illinois SB 2910 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-18"
last_action: "2016-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77f9d605-cc8f-437a-8828-03210fdfa2f1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2910&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=96233&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "b4c207c62fbae0182535314857e33847035aa136fa63c11905bbd412ddb83c47"
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 2910 (99th) — NOXIOUS WEED LAW

Amends the Illinois Noxious Weed Law. Provides that the governing body of each county may (previously was "shall") carry out the duties and responsibilities vested in it under the Act with respect to land under its jurisdiction in accordance with rules prescribed by the Department of Agriculture. Provides that those duties may (previously was "shall") include the establishment, under the general direction of the governing body of each county, of a coordinated program for control and eradication of noxious weeds within the county. 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=09900SB2910&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96233&DocNum=2910&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2910eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96233&DocNum=2910&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2910enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96233&DocNum=2910&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David S. Luechtefeld — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. David S. Luechtefeld `filing`
- **2016-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David S. Luechtefeld `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2016-04-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-07** Do Pass as Amended Agriculture; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2016
- **2016-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David S. Luechtefeld `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
- **2016-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2016
- **2016-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 008-000-000
- **2016-04-21** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Luechtefeld `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2016-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2016-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-09** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-13** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-08** Effective Date July 8, 2016
- **2016-07-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0539 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77f9d605-cc8f-437a-8828-03210fdfa2f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).