GA96HB6099 96 HB 6099 AGRICULTURE-FERTILIZER ACT 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. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6099&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=52079&SessionID=76&GA=96 2010-05-04 00:00:00 House Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation Committee 0 50 HAGC 2010-05-04 00:00:00 House Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-001-000 0 51 HAGC 2010-05-03 00:00:00 House Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee 0 49 HRUL 2010-04-29 00:00:00 Senate Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 1 45 2010-05-03 00:00:00 House Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Brandon W. Phelps 0 48 2010-04-29 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 0 47 2010-04-29 00:00:00 House Arrived in House 0 46 2010-04-20 00:00:00 Senate Do Pass as Amended Agriculture and Conservation; 008-001-000 0 41 SAGR 2010-04-22 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2010 0 44 2010-04-22 00:00:00 Senate Second Reading 1 43 2010-04-20 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 0 40 2010-04-20 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010 0 42 2010-04-20 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation 0 39 SAGR 2010-04-19 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 0 38 SCOA 2010-04-15 00:00:00 Senate Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs 0 36 2010-04-19 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland 0 37 2010-04-14 00:00:00 Senate Postponed - Agriculture and Conservation 0 35 SAGR 2010-04-06 00:00:00 Senate Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation 0 34 SAGR 2010-04-06 00:00:00 Senate First Reading 1 32 2010-03-26 00:00:00 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-002-000 1 21 2010-03-26 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro 0 22 2010-03-26 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock 0 23 2010-03-26 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon 0 24 2010-03-26 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole 0 25 2010-03-26 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti 0 26 2010-03-25 00:00:00 House Second Reading - Short Debate 1 18 2010-04-06 00:00:00 Senate Arrive in Senate 0 29 2010-04-06 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading 0 30 2010-04-06 00:00:00 Senate Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland 0 31 2010-03-26 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis 0 27 2010-03-26 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham 0 28 2010-03-24 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee 0 16 HAGC 2010-04-06 00:00:00 Senate Referred to Assignments 0 33 SCOA 2010-03-25 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 0 20 2010-03-25 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote 0 19 2010-03-24 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 0 17 HAGC 2010-03-23 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 0 15 HRUL 2010-03-18 00:00:00 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended 0 13 2010-03-23 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps 0 14 2010-03-15 00:00:00 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Jim Sacia 0 11 2010-03-16 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey 0 12 2010-03-09 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 0 10 2010-03-09 00:00:00 House Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 011-002-000 0 9 HAGC 2010-03-09 00:00:00 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote 0 8 HAGC 2010-03-09 00:00:00 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Agriculture & Conservation Committee 0 7 HAGC 2010-03-02 00:00:00 House Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee 0 6 HAGC 2010-02-25 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr. 0 5 2010-02-23 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson 0 4 2010-02-11 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 2 HRUL 2010-02-16 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 0 3 2010-02-11 00:00:00 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps 0 0 2010-02-11 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 1 2010-05-05 00:00:00 House Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000 0 52 2010-05-05 00:00:00 House Passed Both Houses 1 53 WilliamDavis House Co-Sponsor KeithFarnham House Co-Sponsor DennisMReboletti House Co-Sponsor SandyCole House Co-Sponsor MichaelWTryon House Co-Sponsor PatriciaRBellock House Co-Sponsor FrancoColadipietro House Co-Sponsor JohnAFritchey House Co-Sponsor MichaelWFrerichs Senate Chief Co-Sponsor RandyRameyJr House Chief Co-Sponsor NaomiDJakobsson House Chief Co-Sponsor LindaChapaLaVia House Chief Co-Sponsor MichaelNoland Senate Chief Sponsor BrandonWPhelps House Chief Sponsor