Illinois · Senate Bill 2157 · 104th General Assembly

DEFORESTATION FREE IL ACT

SB 2157 Sponsored by Rachel Ventura In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 7, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 7, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Creates the Deforestation-Free Illinois Act. Provides that neither the State nor any government agency of the State shall purchase, at wholesale or retail, or obtain for any purpose any tropical hardwood or tropical hardwood product. Provides that no bid proposal or solicitation, request for bid or proposal, or contract for the construction of any public work, building maintenance, or improvement for or on behalf of…

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Creates the Deforestation-Free Illinois Act. Provides that neither the State nor any government agency of the State shall purchase, at wholesale or retail, or obtain for any purpose any tropical hardwood or tropical hardwood product. Provides that no bid proposal or solicitation, request for bid or proposal, or contract for the construction of any public work, building maintenance, or improvement for or on behalf of the State or any government agency of the State shall require or permit the use of any tropical hardwood or tropical hardwood product. Provides that every contract entered into by a State agency that includes the procurement of any product that consists, in whole or in part, of a forest-risk commodity shall require the contractor to confirm that the commodity furnished to the State under the contract was not extracted from, grown, derived, harvested, reared, or produced on land where deforestation or forest degradation occurred. Effective immediately.

Every action

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Executive · Senate Executive
  6. SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
  7. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive · Senate Assignments
  9. SenateTo Procurement
  10. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
  11. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
  12. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  13. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  14. CommitteeRe-assigned to Executive · Senate Executive
  15. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Re-assigned to Executive · Senate Executive
  1. SenateTo Procurement
  2. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Procurement · Senate Procurement
  3. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
  4. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
  5. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
  7. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.