SB 3116104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · State Senate bill
SB 3116
BEES/APIARIES-CONSENT
Sent to Governor Last action July 31, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0713
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 5
- Prime sponsors
- Andrew S. Chesney, Dave Vella
- Cosponsors (3)
- David Koehler, Doris Turner, Lakesia Collins
Status
Sent to Governor as of July 31, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Agriculture and Conservation, Senate Agriculture (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 21, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed106-0
yes (106) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Niemerg, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Ortíz, Halbrook, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hammond, Briel, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hauter, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Jacobs, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Davis, Jed, Katz Muhl, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kelly, Deering, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Tipsword, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Weaver, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, 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, Grant
excused (7) Andrade, Reick, Huynh, Spain, Davis, Lisa, Delgado, Gordon-Booth
not voting (5) Benton, Cabello, Crawford, Ugaste, McLaughlin
May 12, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed8-0
yes (8) Chung, Sharon, Briel, Amy, Harper, Sonya M, Grasse, Nicolle, Johnson, Gregg, Rosenthal, Wayne A, Meier, Charles, Swanson, Dan
not voting (1) Hernandez, Barbara
May 7, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed12-0
yes (12) Balkema, Chris, Anderson, Neil, Bryant, Terri, Faraci, Paul, Chesney, Andrew S, Holmes, Linda, Hastings, Michael E, Koehler, David, Joyce, Patrick J, Turner, Doris, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Turner, Sally J
not voting (1) Castro, Cristina
May 7, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed57-0
yes (57) 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., 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, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
April 30, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed13-0
yes (13) Balkema, Chris, Anderson, Neil, Castro, Cristina, Bryant, Terri, Faraci, Paul, Chesney, Andrew S, Holmes, Linda, Hastings, Michael E, Koehler, David, Joyce, Patrick J, Turner, Doris, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Turner, Sally J
Timeline 39
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0713 |
| July 31, 2026 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2027 |
| July 31, 2026 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| June 18, 2026 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| May 21, 2026 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| May 13, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000 |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-036-001 |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Agriculture & Conservation Committee; Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026 |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee |
| May 12, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 12, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| May 8, 2026 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella |
| May 8, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Chesney |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 012-000-000 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 6, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture |
| May 5, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| May 5, 2026 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney |
| April 30, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2026 |
| April 30, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass Agriculture; 013-000-000 |
| April 24, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 |
| April 15, 2026 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Agriculture |
| April 14, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026 |
| March 11, 2026 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| March 11, 2026 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner |
| February 2, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| February 2, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| February 2, 2026 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.