Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1560

Amends the Timber Buyers Licensing Act. Provides that every application for licensure under the Act shall include a list of all employees of the timber buyer that are or will be engaged by the timber buyer as an agent, cutter, or transporter. Provides that all timber buyers and employees must be 18 years of age or older. Provides that every person licensed as a timber buyer shall file with the Department of Natural Resources a certificate of liability insurance (rather than a performance bond). Provides that the liability insurance shall be in the principal amount of $1,000,000. Provides that an application for a resident license to operate as a timber buyer, or a renewal thereof, shall be accompanied by a non-refundable filing fee of $125 (rather than $25). Provides the application for a non-resident license to operate as a timber buyer, or renewal thereof, shall be accompanied by a non-refundable filing fee of $300. Provides that property seized or forfeited is subject to reporting under the Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning: what is unlawful and a violation of the Act; license, issuance, validity, and renewal; records and inspection; reporting a harvest fee; administrative rule; penalties and fines; and license revocation. Makes changes to the definitions. Makes other and corresponding changes in the Act and in the Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Amends the Timber Buyers Licensing Act. Provides that a timber buyer shall file with the Department of Natural Resources a certificate of liability insurance in the principal amount of $500,000 (rather than $1,000,000). Provides that a timber buyer shall retain documents concerning proof of ownership. Makes changes in provisions concerning penalties and fines. Changes references from "employees" to "agents". Defines "proof of ownership" and "resident". Makes other changes.

Date	Chamber	Action
6/30/2023	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0218

Date	Chamber	Action
2/8/2023	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2/8/2023	Senate	First Reading
2/8/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/14/2023	Senate	Assigned to State Government
2/23/2023	Senate	To Subcommittee on State Gov. Special Issues
3/3/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy
3/3/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/7/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
3/8/2023	Senate	Reported Back To State Government; 003-000-000
3/8/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; State Government
3/9/2023	Senate	Do Pass as Amended State Government; 009-000-000
3/9/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023
3/10/2023	Senate	Second Reading
3/10/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023
3/23/2023	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 040-014-000
3/23/2023	House	Arrived in House
3/29/2023	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
3/29/2023	House	First Reading
3/29/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/11/2023	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
4/25/2023	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000
4/26/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/2/2023	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/2/2023	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/11/2023	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 081-029-000
5/11/2023	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/9/2023	Senate	Sent to the Governor
6/30/2023	Senate	Governor Approved
6/30/2023	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2024
6/30/2023	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0218