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type: "Bill"
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title: "TIMBER BUYER ACT-VARIOUS"
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description: "Amends the Timber Buyers Licensing Act. Provides that every application for licensure under the Act shall include a list of all employees of the timber buyer that are or will be engaged by the timber buyer as an agent, cutter, or transporter. Provides that all timber buyers and employees must be 18 years of age or older. Provides that every person licensed as a timber buyer shall file with the Department of Natural Resources a certificate of liability insurance (rather than a performance bond). Provides that the liability insurance shall be in the principal amount of $1,000,000. Provides that an application for a resident license to operate as a timber buyer, or a renewal thereof, shall be accompanied by a non-refundable filing fee of $125 (rather than $25). Provides the application for a non-resident license to operate as a timber buyer, or renewal thereof, shall be accompanied by a non-refundable filing fee of $300. Provides that property seized or forfeited is subject to reporting under the Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning: what is unlawful and a violation of the Act; license, issuance, validity, and renewal; records and inspection; reporting a harvest fee; administrative rule; penalties and fines; and license revocation. Makes changes to the definitions. Makes other and corresponding changes in the Act and in the Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "103rd"
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identifier: "SB 1560"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1560 (103rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Laura M. Murphy", "Lawrence \"Larry\" Walsh, Jr."]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2023-02-08"
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last_action: "2023-06-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e51b85e-40f5-4071-84cd-7a9878924d76"
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source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1560&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=146311&SessionID=112"
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source_hash: "d774505801ca33a718b0b7087dfa1d52a5eefb49f90a4f7d641a1c994dd1d2ee"
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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 SB 1560 (103rd) — TIMBER BUYER ACT-VARIOUS
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Amends the Timber Buyers Licensing Act. Provides that every application for licensure under the Act shall include a list of all employees of the timber buyer that are or will be engaged by the timber buyer as an agent, cutter, or transporter. Provides that all timber buyers and employees must be 18 years of age or older. Provides that every person licensed as a timber buyer shall file with the Department of Natural Resources a certificate of liability insurance (rather than a performance bond). Provides that the liability insurance shall be in the principal amount of $1,000,000. Provides that an application for a resident license to operate as a timber buyer, or a renewal thereof, shall be accompanied by a non-refundable filing fee of $125 (rather than $25). Provides the application for a non-resident license to operate as a timber buyer, or renewal thereof, shall be accompanied by a non-refundable filing fee of $300. Provides that property seized or forfeited is subject to reporting under the Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning: what is unlawful and a violation of the Act; license, issuance, validity, and renewal; records and inspection; reporting a harvest fee; administrative rule; penalties and fines; and license revocation. Makes changes to the definitions. Makes other and corresponding changes in the Act and in the Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
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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](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1560.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1560eng.pdf)
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3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1560sam001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1560enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Agriculture & Conservation — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- State Government Special Issues — **3–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **40–14** (pass) · lower
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- State Government — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **81–29** (pass) · lower
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- State Government — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Laura M. Murphy — primary (person)
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- Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy `filing`
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- **2023-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-08** Referred to Assignments
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- **2023-02-14** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-23** To Subcommittee on State Gov. Special Issues
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- **2023-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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- **2023-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
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- **2023-03-08** Reported Back To State Government; 003-000-000
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- **2023-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; State Government `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-03-09** Do Pass as Amended State Government; 009-000-000
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- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023 `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023
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- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Passed; 040-014-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2023-03-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
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- **2023-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2023-04-11** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000
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- **2023-04-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 081-029-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
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- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-30** Effective Date January 1, 2024
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- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0218 `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/0e51b85e-40f5-4071-84cd-7a9878924d76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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