Last Friday was the deadline to get a bill that originated in the House off of the House floor and move to the Senate. The house worked extra hours last week to try and get as many bills over to the Senate as possible. There were 9,751 bills introduced this spring session. IFCA is watching more than two hundred pieces of legislation that could have an impact on the ag input industry. Most legislation that IFCA was watching this spring either died in committee or did not get called in committee for a vote. IFCA had another strong spring session at the Capitol beating back bad legislation that could affect industry.
 
IFCA is still watching SB771 that regulates wetlands in the State of Illinois. IFCA will be focusing efforts the rest of the spring on this piece of legislation and the appropriations to the Illinois Department of Ag and the full state budget.
 
IFCA would like to thank our members for being actively engaged on these pieces of legislation to help keep new regulations at bay. IFCA will be seeking your support in the future regarding the wetlands (SB771) legislation.
 
As always if you have any questions regarding any legislation in Springfield or Washington DC, do not hesitate to reach out to KJ at KJ@ifca.com.
 

IFCA has a new "News Under the Dome".  It has all the legislation that IFCA is watching at the Illinois State Capitol.