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type: "Bill"
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title: "EXOTIC WEED ACT"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Exotic Weed Act. Adds exotic bush honeysuckles (Lonicera maackii, Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera morrowii, and Lonicera fragrantissima), exotic olives (Elaeagnus umbellata, Elaeagnus pungens, Elaeagnus angustifolia), salt cedar (all members of the Tamarix genus), poison hemlock (Conium maculatum), giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum), Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), and lesser celandine (Ficaria verna), teasel (all members of the Dipsacus genus), and Japanese, giant, and Bohemian knotweed (Fallopia japonica, syn. Polygonum cuspidatum; Fallopia sachalinensis; and Fallopia x bohemica, resp.) to designated exotic weeds."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "SB 681"
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citation: "Illinois SB 681 (99th)"
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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: 47
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2015-02-03"
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last_action: "2015-07-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d4ae52a-e50a-48f2-96fa-94597c080774"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=681&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84897&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "8189209780fe3040626cb4a49f566903fd1dd497c9ddccee596bbeba512bbf7a"
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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 681 (99th) — EXOTIC WEED ACT
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Amends the Illinois Exotic Weed Act. Adds exotic bush honeysuckles (Lonicera maackii, Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera morrowii, and Lonicera fragrantissima), exotic olives (Elaeagnus umbellata, Elaeagnus pungens, Elaeagnus angustifolia), salt cedar (all members of the Tamarix genus), poison hemlock (Conium maculatum), giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum), Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), and lesser celandine (Ficaria verna), teasel (all members of the Dipsacus genus), and Japanese, giant, and Bohemian knotweed (Fallopia japonica, syn. Polygonum cuspidatum; Fallopia sachalinensis; and Fallopia x bohemica, resp.) to designated exotic weeds.
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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=09900SB0681&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84897&DocNum=681&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0681eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84897&DocNum=681&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0681enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84897&DocNum=681&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Daniel Biss — primary (person)
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- Dwight Kay — cosponsor (person)
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- John Bradley — cosponsor (person)
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- Kelly M. Burke — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael D. Unes — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss `filing`
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- **2015-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-02-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-02-11** Assigned to Environment and Conservation `referral-committee`
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- **2015-02-19** Postponed - Environment and Conservation
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- **2015-03-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
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- **2015-03-04** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2015-03-04** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
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- **2015-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-03-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-05** Postponed - Environment and Conservation
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- **2015-03-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
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- **2015-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
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- **2015-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-03-12** Do Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2015
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- **2015-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2015
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- **2015-03-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
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- **2015-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
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- **2015-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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- **2015-04-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
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- **2015-04-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Nybo
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- **2015-04-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
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- **2015-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2015-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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- **2015-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-20** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
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- **2015-04-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
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- **2015-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
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- **2015-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
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- **2015-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
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- **2015-05-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
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- **2015-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-05-20** Passed Both Houses
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- **2015-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2015-07-20** Effective Date January 1, 2016
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- **2015-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0081 `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/3d4ae52a-e50a-48f2-96fa-94597c080774`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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