Illinois · House Bill 5577 · 104th General Assembly

$DEPT AGR-FARM DP GRANT

HB 5577 Sponsored by Sonya M. Harper In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 6, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 13, 2026
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for the Illinois Down Payment Assistant Grant Program to offer grants for eligible applicants purchasing their first farms in the State. Effective July 1, 2026.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations-General Services Committee · House Approp-General Service
  5. CommitteeRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.