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type: "Bill"
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title: "AGRICULTURE-FERTILIZER ACT"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Fertilizer Act of 1961. Prohibits any applicator for hire from applying fertilizer material containing phosphorus to any parcel of turfgrass except as demonstrated to be necessary by a soil test conducted no more than 36 months before the intended application by a laboratory already identified and approved by the Department of Agriculture, unless the fertilizer material is a 0% phosphate fertilizer or a person is establishing turfgrass in the first growing season. Restricts the application of fertilizer material on impervious surfaces, near bodies of water, and when the ground is frozen. Enlarges the Department's rulemaking powers under the Act. Exempts the following types of property from the requirements of the Act: property used in the operation of a commercial farm, lands classified as agricultural lands, and golf courses. Authorizes local government code enforcement officers to issue notices of violation. Limits home rule powers. Defines \"applicator for hire\", \"buffer\", \"frozen ground\", \"impervious surface\", \"saturated ground\", \"soil test\", \"soil test lab\", \"spreader\", \"turfgrass\", and \"0% phosphate fertilizer\". Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that fines imposed under the Illinois Fertilizer Act of 1961 as a result of the issuance of a notice of violation by a code enforcement officer of a unit of local government shall be returned to the unit of local government that issued the notice of violation, and that the fines imposed under that Act as a result of the issuance of a notice of violation by the Department of Agriculture shall be deposited into the Fertilizer Control Fund. Effective July 1, 2010."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 6099"
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citation: "Illinois HB 6099 (96th)"
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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: 58
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2010-02-11"
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last_action: "2010-07-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13862923-770b-4699-b552-ce1826caf89e"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6099&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=52079&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "c2c7836dec3b34aab5d302736826673b6a95fb97042c69c2aea8012ceef67921"
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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 6099 (96th) — AGRICULTURE-FERTILIZER ACT
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Amends the Illinois Fertilizer Act of 1961. Prohibits any applicator for hire from applying fertilizer material containing phosphorus to any parcel of turfgrass except as demonstrated to be necessary by a soil test conducted no more than 36 months before the intended application by a laboratory already identified and approved by the Department of Agriculture, unless the fertilizer material is a 0% phosphate fertilizer or a person is establishing turfgrass in the first growing season. Restricts the application of fertilizer material on impervious surfaces, near bodies of water, and when the ground is frozen. Enlarges the Department's rulemaking powers under the Act. Exempts the following types of property from the requirements of the Act: property used in the operation of a commercial farm, lands classified as agricultural lands, and golf courses. Authorizes local government code enforcement officers to issue notices of violation. Limits home rule powers. Defines "applicator for hire", "buffer", "frozen ground", "impervious surface", "saturated ground", "soil test", "soil test lab", "spreader", "turfgrass", and "0% phosphate fertilizer". Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that fines imposed under the Illinois Fertilizer Act of 1961 as a result of the issuance of a notice of violation by a code enforcement officer of a unit of local government shall be returned to the unit of local government that issued the notice of violation, and that the fines imposed under that Act as a result of the issuance of a notice of violation by the Department of Agriculture shall be deposited into the Fertilizer Control Fund. Effective July 1, 2010.
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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=09600HB6099&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52079&DocNum=6099&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6099eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52079&DocNum=6099&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6099enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52079&DocNum=6099&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence — **118–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **105–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brandon W. Phelps — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2010-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `filing`
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- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2010-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2010-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2010-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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- **2010-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
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- **2010-03-02** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2010-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Agriculture & Conservation Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2010-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2010-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 011-002-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2010-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2010-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Jim Sacia
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- **2010-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
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- **2010-03-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
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- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps `amendment-introduction`
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- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2010-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
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- **2010-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2010-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2010-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2010-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2010-03-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2010-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
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- **2010-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2010-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
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- **2010-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
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- **2010-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
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- **2010-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
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- **2010-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
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- **2010-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2010-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2010-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
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- **2010-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2010-04-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
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- **2010-04-14** Postponed - Agriculture and Conservation
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- **2010-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
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- **2010-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland `amendment-introduction`
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- **2010-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
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- **2010-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2010-04-20** Do Pass as Amended Agriculture and Conservation; 008-001-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
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- **2010-04-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2010
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- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2010-04-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2010-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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- **2010-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2010-05-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-001-000
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- **2010-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000
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- **2010-05-05** Passed Both Houses
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- **2010-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2010-07-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2010-07-06** Effective Date July 6, 2010
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- **2010-07-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1005 `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/13862923-770b-4699-b552-ce1826caf89e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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