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SB3116 • 2026
BEES/APIARIES-CONSENT
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BEES/APIARIES-CONSENT
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Sent to the Governor
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000
Passed Both Houses
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Agriculture & Conservation Committee ; Rep. Robyn Gabel
Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-036-001
Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee ; 008-000-000
Arrived in House
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture ; 012-000-000
Recalled to Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Chesney
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2026
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Do Pass Agriculture ; 013-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Assigned to Agriculture
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
BEES/APIARIES-CONSENT
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Full Text of SB3116 Home Legislation Full Text SB3116 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled Senate Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled Senate Amendment 001 Open PDF SB3116 Enrolled LRB104 18335 BDA 31775 b 1 AN ACT concerning animals. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Bees and Apiaries Act is amended by 5 changing Sections 2-4, 2a, and 5 as follows: 6 (510 ILCS 20/2-4) 7 Sec. 2-4. Right of entry. The Department shall have the 8 power to inspect or cause to be inspected from time to time any 9 bees, colonies, items of bee equipment or apiary. For the 10 purpose of inspection, the Director is authorized during 11 reasonable business hours to enter into or upon any property 12 used for the purpose of beekeeping and, when practicable, 13 shall provide notification to the beekeeper or landowner . 14 (Source: P.A. 88-138.) 15 (510 ILCS 20/2a) (from Ch. 8, par. 124a) 16 Sec. 2a. Transportation Intrastate transportation . 17 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person may not 18 produce, sell, resell, or transport packages, queens, hives, 19 nucleus hives, bees, or used bee equipment within Illinois, 20 into Illinois, or from Illinois to another state without a 21 valid compliance agreement or permit. The permit shall be 22 issued by the Department based upon an inspection certificate SB3116 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 18335 BDA 31775 b 1 from the Department. No person shall transport a colony of 2 bees or items of used bee equipment between counties within 3 this State without a permit or compliance agreement which 4 shall be issued based upon an inspection certificate from the 5 Department. 6 (b) The Department may, at its discretion, grant a waiver 7 of the permit requirement for the transport of packages, 8 queens, hives, nucleus hives, bees, or used bee equipment from 9 an Illinois county to a contiguous county in Illinois or a 10 neighboring state. An inspection certificate from the 11 Department is required regardless of a waiver granted under 12 this subsection. 13 (c) A person intending to transport packages, queens, 14 hives, nucleus hives, bees, or used bee equipment, into 15 Illinois from another state must notify the Department at 16 least 3 business days prior to entry into the State of 17 Illinois. Such person shall be responsible for notifying the 18 Department and obtaining an inspection certificate after 19 arrival at their Illinois destination, as required by rule. 20 (d) Any packages, queens, hives, nucleus hives, bees, or 21 used bee equipment (b) A colony of bees or items of used bee 22 equipment transported in violation of this Section may be held 23 and inspected by the Department, ordered returned to the place 24 of origin, or abated. 25 (Source: P.A. 88-138.) SB3116 Enrolled - 3 - LRB104 18335 BDA 31775 b 1 (510 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 8, par. 126.1) 2 Sec. 5. Rules. 3 (a) The Department may Director is authorized to 4 promulgate rules and regulations for the enforcement and 5 administration of this Act. 6 (b) The Department may promulgate any rules necessary to 7 implement and administer the changes made to this Act by this 8 amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly. 9 (Source: P.A. 82-722.) 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