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type: "Bill"
title: "ILLINOIS AGRABILITY ACT"
description: "Creates the Illinois AgrAbility Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the University of Illinois Extension, shall contract with a non-profit disability service provider or other entity that assists disabled farmers, to establish and administer the Illinois AgrAbility Program in order to assist individuals who are engaged in farming or an agriculture-related activity and who have been affected by disability. Sets forth services to be provided by the Illinois AgrAbility Program. Sets forth eligibility requirements for the Program. Creates the Illinois AgrAbility Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury and, subject to appropriation, provides that moneys in the Fund may be expended for the Illinois AgrAbility Program and for no other purpose. Requires the University of Illinois Extension to submit certain documents to the Department of Agriculture. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois AgrAbility Fund. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1575"
citation: "Illinois HB 1575 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-15"
last_action: "2005-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e54470e-b286-4dcd-9cca-707ed7f34f89"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1575&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16649&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "fca8bac693bfae3683078c5c0cb13aeb995e456da7e229881c0cc0fdbaf9ae38"
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 HB 1575 (94th) — ILLINOIS AGRABILITY ACT
Creates the Illinois AgrAbility Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the University of Illinois Extension, shall contract with a non-profit disability service provider or other entity that assists disabled farmers, to establish and administer the Illinois AgrAbility Program in order to assist individuals who are engaged in farming or an agriculture-related activity and who have been affected by disability. Sets forth services to be provided by the Illinois AgrAbility Program. Sets forth eligibility requirements for the Program. Creates the Illinois AgrAbility Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury and, subject to appropriation, provides that moneys in the Fund may be expended for the Illinois AgrAbility Program and for no other purpose. Requires the University of Illinois Extension to submit certain documents to the Department of Agriculture. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois AgrAbility Fund. 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=09400HB1575&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16649&DocNum=1575&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1575eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16649&DocNum=1575&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1575enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16649&DocNum=1575&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **510** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Mitchell — primary (person)
- Deanna Demuzio — cosponsor (person)
- Gary G. Dahl — cosponsor (person)
- John O. Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Sieben — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bill Mitchell `filing`
- **2005-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2005-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2005-02-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
- **2005-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass Agriculture & Conservation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl
- **2005-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
- **2005-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2005
- **2005-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0216 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e54470e-b286-4dcd-9cca-707ed7f34f89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).