Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association

HB 2034:Amends the Environmental Protection Act. The bill would regulate storm water runoff and tile drainage.
(Link to Illinois General Assembly Bill Status)

Status:Placed on 2nd reading in the House.

See amendment 1.

HB 2273:Amends the Weights & Measures Act to provide that scales certified by IDA as of July 2012 do not require a Certificate of Conformance but must meet Handbook 44 performance guidelines.
(Link to Illinois General Assembly Bill Status)

Status:Passed Illinois House 109-0. Passed Illinois State Senate 52-0. Moves to Governor Quinn.

This bill initiated by IFCA, Grain & Feed Association & IL Aggregate Producers to ensure uniform enforcement of truck scales.

HB 2367:Provides that a road commissioner cannot permanently close, vacate or reduce weight limit on a road without written approval of county superintendent and elected board associated the road district.
(Link to Illinois General Assembly Bill Status)

Status:Re-referred to Rules Committee.

HB 2615:Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act
(Link to Illinois General Assembly Bill Status)

Status:Assigned to Rule Committee

Business and government coalition developed this framework.

HB 2651:Farmland Assessment Bill. The bill would limit the value changes of all Farmland Productivity Index (PI) soils to 10% of Illinois' median cropland soil PI.
(Link to Illinois General Assembly Bill Status)

Status:Monitoring

HB 3085:GMO Food Labeling Bill; Requires IDA to adopt rules to require labeling of food containing GMO ingredients
(Link to Illinois General Assembly Bill Status)

Status:Re-referred to Rules Committee

HB 3086:The banning of HYDRAULIC FRACTURING(fracking).
(Link to Illinois General Assembly Bill Status)

Status:In House Revenue Committee.

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=85&GA=98&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=3086&GAID=12&LegID=74939&SpecSess=&Session=

HB 3237:$1 fee for all trade transactions on Chicago Board of Trade or CME
(Link to Illinois General Assembly Bill Status)

Status:Re-referred to Rules Committee

SB 1158:Proposed fee increase on 10 or more registered fleet vehicles from $20 to $40.
(Link to Illinois General Assembly Bill Status)

Status:Postponed in the Senate.

SB 1666:Requires that all food sold in Illinois that contains any content of ingredients derived from genetically modified crops must be labeled as containing GMO ingredients. Requires the Dept of Public Health to enforce the Act.
(Link to Illinois General Assembly Bill Status)

Status:Assigned to Senate Ag Sub Committee. Subcommittee Hearing on June 20 at Illinois State University.

SB 1715:Amends the Weights & Measures Act, identical bill to HB 2273
(Link to Illinois General Assembly Bill Status)

Status:Passed out of Senate. Placed in House Rules Committee.