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type: "Bill"
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title: "SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DIST"
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description: "Amends the Soil and Water Conservation Districts Act. Provides that the purposes of soil and water conservation districts include the conservation of soil health, organic matter in soil and plants, and water quality (rather than just water); and the improvement of resilience to droughts, floods, and other extreme weather. Defines \"soil health\". Allows districts to initiate and conduct specified activities regarding improvement of soil health, including surveys, investigations, research, development of comprehensive plans, entering into agreements with or cooperating with other entities, and making agricultural and engineering machinery and equipment available to landowners or occupiers within the district. Makes other changes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "101st"
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identifier: "HB 2737"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2737 (101st)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2019-02-14"
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last_action: "2019-08-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c1b3a62-e864-42da-ae7c-6ccf60fd5e09"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2737&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=118981&SessionID=108&GA=101"
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source_hash: "a9ab1c391afa2ef15ac21830983c846d51fcb6b167f5dcf17b9266361d1af676"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2737 (101st) — SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DIST
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Amends the Soil and Water Conservation Districts Act. Provides that the purposes of soil and water conservation districts include the conservation of soil health, organic matter in soil and plants, and water quality (rather than just water); and the improvement of resilience to droughts, floods, and other extreme weather. Defines "soil health". Allows districts to initiate and conduct specified activities regarding improvement of soil health, including surveys, investigations, research, development of comprehensive plans, entering into agreements with or cooperating with other entities, and making agricultural and engineering machinery and equipment available to landowners or occupiers within the district. Makes other changes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2737&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118981&DocNum=2737&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2737eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118981&DocNum=2737&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2737enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118981&DocNum=2737&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael Halpin — primary (person)
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- Scott M. Bennett — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Halpin `filing`
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- **2019-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-26** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-03-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2019-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
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- **2019-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-03-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-30** Approved for Consideration Assignments
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- **2019-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2019
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- **2019-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019
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- **2019-05-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2019-05-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 `reading-3`
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- **2019-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-05-29** Passed Both Houses
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- **2019-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2019-08-23** Effective Date January 1, 2020
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- **2019-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0484 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c1b3a62-e864-42da-ae7c-6ccf60fd5e09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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