republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-2783.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "EGG-PRODUCTS-VIOLATIONS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Egg and Egg Products Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall issue a license to any person upon receipt and approval of a proper application and the required nonrefundable fee (instead of the required fee). Provides that after finding that a violation has occurred, the Director of Agriculture may impose specified administrative monetary penalties against any person who sells or wholesales eggs to any person or business not licensed by the Department of Agriculture who buys, sells, trades, or traffics in eggs in this State. Provides that any person knowingly violating the Act or any rule or order of the Department issued pursuant to the Act shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and that each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. Provides that in the event the person violating the Act or any rule or order issued pursuant to the Act is a corporation or partnership, any officer, director, manager, or managerial agent of the corporation or partnership who violates the Act or causes the corporation or partnership to violate the Act is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Sets forth provisions concerning the failure to pay any fine or fee and the termination of an application. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2783"
citation: "Illinois HB 2783 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-22"
last_action: "2013-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73af5ad4-0084-4728-a802-ee4639bd2099"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2783&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74612&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "c6b2777933c5beb309b354b0ce31429abf57ac077abd3a6223622ca71a3d96ba"
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 2783 (98th) — EGG-PRODUCTS-VIOLATIONS

Amends the Illinois Egg and Egg Products Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall issue a license to any person upon receipt and approval of a proper application and the required nonrefundable fee (instead of the required fee). Provides that after finding that a violation has occurred, the Director of Agriculture may impose specified administrative monetary penalties against any person who sells or wholesales eggs to any person or business not licensed by the Department of Agriculture who buys, sells, trades, or traffics in eggs in this State. Provides that any person knowingly violating the Act or any rule or order of the Department issued pursuant to the Act shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and that each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. Provides that in the event the person violating the Act or any rule or order issued pursuant to the Act is a corporation or partnership, any officer, director, manager, or managerial agent of the corporation or partnership who violates the Act or causes the corporation or partnership to violate the Act is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Sets forth provisions concerning the failure to pay any fine or fee and the termination of an application. 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=09800HB2783&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74612&DocNum=2783&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2783eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74612&DocNum=2783&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2783enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74612&DocNum=2783&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jim Sacia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Sacia `filing`
- **2013-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-04** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Sacia `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Sacia `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2013-04-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2013-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2013
- **2013-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0345 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73af5ad4-0084-4728-a802-ee4639bd2099`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).