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HB3197 - 104th General Assembly
DEFORESTATION FREE IL ACT
House Sponsors
Rep. Daniel Didech, Margaret Croke, Will Guzzardi, Abdelnasser Rashid and Nabeela Syed
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Deforestation-Free Illinois Act. Provides that neither the State nor any government agency of the State shall purchase, at wholesale or retail, or obtain for any purpose any tropical hardwood or tropical hardwood product. Provides that no bid proposal or solicitation, request for bid or proposal, or contract for the construction of any public work, building maintenance, or improvement for or on behalf of the State or any government agency of the State shall require or permit the use of any tropical hardwood or tropical hardwood product. Provides that every contract entered into by a State agency that includes the procurement of any product that consists, in whole or in part, of a forest-risk commodity shall require the contractor to confirm that the commodity furnished to the State under the contract was not extracted from, grown, derived, harvested, reared, or produced on land where deforestation or forest degradation occurred. Effective immediately.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 02/06/2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 02/13/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke |
| 02/13/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 02/13/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 02/13/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| 02/18/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 02/18/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 03/11/2025 | House | Assigned to State Government Administration Committee |
| 03/18/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 03/18/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 03/19/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee |
| 03/20/2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 006-003-000 |
| 03/20/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| 03/21/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 03/26/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 03/26/2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 04/11/2025 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |