AG DROUGHT & CLIMATE OFFICE
- Introduced Sep 29, 2023
- In committee Oct 18, 2023
- Died
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Creates the Agricultural Drought and Climate Resilience Office Act. Establishes the Agricultural Drought and Climate Resilience Office. Provides that the Office may provide voluntary technical assistance, nonregulatory programs, and incentives, including grants, that increase the ability to anticipate, prepare for, mitigate, adapt to, and respond to hazardous events, trends, or disturbances related to drought or the…
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Creates the Agricultural Drought and Climate Resilience Office Act. Establishes the Agricultural Drought and Climate Resilience Office. Provides that the Office may provide voluntary technical assistance, nonregulatory programs, and incentives, including grants, that increase the ability to anticipate, prepare for, mitigate, adapt to, and respond to hazardous events, trends, or disturbances related to drought or the climate. Provides that the Director of Agriculture may promulgate rules necessary for the administration of the Office's assistance, programs, and incentives, including grants. Requires the Director or the Director's designee to conduct a study to examine greenhouse gas reduction and carbon sequestration opportunities in the agricultural sector and in agricultural land management in the State. Includes provisions regarding Office assistance, programs, and incentives; grants; a greenhouse gas offset program; rules; and other Office studies. Defines terms. Effective immediately.
Every action
24 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
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- HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- HouseFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- CommitteeAssigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee · House Agriculture & Conservation
- CommitteeDo Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 006-003-000 · House Agriculture & Conservation
- HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- HouseFiscal Note Requested by Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
- HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
- CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee · House Agriculture & Conservation
- HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 006-003-000 · House Agriculture & Conservation
- HouseFiscal Note Filed
- HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
- HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- HouseSession Sine Die
Roll calls
2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2024 | House Agriculture & Conservation | Agriculture & Conservation - Do Pass | Passed 6–3 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | House Agriculture & Conservation | House Floor Amendment No. 1 - Agriculture & Conservation - Recommends Be Adopted | Passed 6–3 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Democrats.
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Sonya M. HarperD Primary sponsor · District 6
All 5 cosponsors
From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.