Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB2688: DEPT AGR-WEBSITE
Status: Introduced, October 15, 2026
Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish an online portal on the Department's website with links to certain federal and State agencies for the purposes of, among other things, providing assistance to users in navigating regulations, avoiding punitive enforcement actions, collaborating with experts, and obtaining information regarding funding opportunities. Requires the Department of Agriculture, in each year in which the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the United States Department of Agriculture releases its Census of Agriculture, to issue a report to the General Assembly regarding lost Illinois farmland.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2688Introduced 10/14/2025, by Sen. Sally J. TurnerSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 205/205-455 new 20 ILCS 205/205-455 new ILCS 205/205-455 new Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil AdministrativeCode of Illinois…
From the introduced text, October 14, 2025:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2688Introduced 10/14/2025, by Sen. Sally J. TurnerSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 205/205-455 new 20 ILCS 205/205-455 new ILCS 205/205-455 new Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil AdministrativeCode of Illinois. Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish anonline portal on the Department's website with links to certain federaland State agencies for the purposes of, among other things, providingassistance to users in navigating regulations, avoiding punitiveenforcement actions, collaborating with experts, and obtaining informationregarding funding opportunities. Requires the Department of Agriculture,in each year in which the National Agricultural Statistics Service of theUnited States Department of Agriculture releases its Census ofAgriculture, to issue a report to the General Assembly regarding lostIllinois farmland. LRB104 14627 BDA 27769 b LRB104 14627 BDA 27769 b LRB104 14627 BDA 27769 b A BILL FOR SB2688LRB104 14627 BDA 27769 b SB2688 LRB104 14627 BDA 27769 b SB2688 LRB104 14627 BDA 27769 b AN ACT concerning State government. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 205-455 as follows: (20 ILCS 205/205-455 new) [ADDED: Sec. 205-455. ][ADDED: Online portal.] [ADDED: (a) In this Section:] [ADDED: "Farmland" has the meaning ascribed to …
Sponsors
- Sally J. Turner (R, 44) · primary sponsor
- Chris Balkema (R, 53)
Latest actions
- : Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
- : Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
- : Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
- : Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
- : Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
- : Assigned to Appropriations
- : Referred to Assignments
- : First Reading
- : Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sally J. Turner
Subjects: ILCS 20 - Executive Branch
Common questions
- What is SB2688?
- SB2688 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): DEPT AGR-WEBSITE.
- What does SB2688 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2688Introduced 10/14/2025, by Sen. Sally J. TurnerSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 205/205-455 new 20 ILCS 205/205-455 new ILCS 205/205-455 new Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil AdministrativeCode of Illinois…
- What is the status of SB2688?
- Introduced as of October 15, 2026. Latest action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (October 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB2688?
- Sally J. Turner (R, 44), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB2688?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2688&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114
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