HB 5021104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 5021
GINSENG HARVESTING-FORFEITURE
Sent to Governor Last action August 7, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0785
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 2
- Prime sponsors
- John F. Curran, Sonya M. Harper
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 7, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Agriculture and Conservation, Senate Criminal Law (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 7
May 31, 2026House of RepresentativesConcurrence, Amendment 2Passed117-0
yes (117) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hauter, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Huynh, Crawford, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kelly, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, Ford, West, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Grant
excused (1) Mason
May 29, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed9-0
yes (9) Chung, Sharon, Briel, Amy, Grasse, Nicolle, Gill, Mary, Hernandez, Barbara, Harper, Sonya M, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Meier, Charles, Swanson, Dan
May 28, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed59-0
yes (59) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
May 12, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed10-0
yes (10) Cervantes, Javier L, Bryant, Terri, Halpin, Michael W, Collins, Lakesia, McClure, Steve, Martwick, Robert F, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Peters, Robert, Villanueva, Celina, Tracy, Jil
May 5, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed8-0
yes (8) Cervantes, Javier L, Bryant, Terri, Halpin, Michael W, Martwick, Robert F, Sims Jr., Elgie R, Peters, Robert, Villanueva, Celina, Tracy, Jil
not voting (2) Collins, Lakesia, McClure, Steve
April 9, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed97-0
yes (97) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Cassidy, Scherer, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Crawford, Sheehan, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Syed, LaPointe, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, West, Meier, Friess, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Grant
absent (1) Crespo
excused (18) Hammond, Rosenthal, Hauter, Hernandez, Lisa, Huynh, Jacobs, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Kelly, Delgado, DeLuca, Tipsword, Evans, Weaver, Ford, Wilhour
not voting (2) Hernandez, Norma, Stava
March 18, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed8-0
yes (8) Chung, Sharon, Grasse, Nicolle, Gill, Mary, Hernandez, Barbara, Harper, Sonya M, Moeller, Anna, Meier, Charles, Swanson, Dan
not voting (1) Cabello, John M
Timeline 44
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0785 |
| August 7, 2026 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| August 7, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 26, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| June 1, 2026 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John F. Curran |
| May 31, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 31, 2026 | House | House Concurs |
| May 31, 2026 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-000-000 |
| May 29, 2026 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 |
| May 29, 2026 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Agriculture & Conservation Committee |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2 |
| May 28, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| May 28, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| May 28, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 |
| May 22, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Fowler |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 13, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 010-000-000 |
| May 12, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale Fowler |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 |
| May 5, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| May 5, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale Fowler |
| April 22, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Criminal Law |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 10, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 9, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-000-000 |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 7, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 18, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000 |
| March 12, 2026 | House | Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee |
| February 10, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 10, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| February 4, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.