# Illinois HB0054: SOIL HEALTH WEEK Illinois HB0054, SOIL HEALTH WEEK, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status passed house, last action 2026-06-01 (Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John F. Curran) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB0054-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB0054 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: SOIL HEALTH WEEK - Status: passed house - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-11 - Last action: 2026-06-01, Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John F. Curran - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 29 - Subjects: agriculture & conservation, assignments - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (115 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Provides that first full week of March each year is designated as Soil Health Week to be observed throughout the State as a week to celebrate and raise awareness regarding the importance of soil health to Illinois agriculture and Illinois farmers. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Amy Briel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Elik (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bradley Fritts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Charles Meier (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cristina Castro (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Swanson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Graciela Guzmán (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jason R. Bunting (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jil Tracy (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: John F. Curran (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kevin Schmidt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Laura Fine (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lilian Jiménez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Linda Holmes (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mary Gill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mike Simmons (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Neil Anderson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Regan Deering (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sally J. Turner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sonya M. Harper (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tony M. McCombie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wayne A. Rosenthal (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 106 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (45) - 2026-06-01: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John F. Curran (Senate) - 2025-07-24: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez (House) - 2025-04-10: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) - 2025-04-08: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-08: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-04: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier (House) - 2025-04-04: Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Regan Deering (House) - 2025-04-04: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering (House) - 2025-03-18: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-18: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting (House) - 2025-03-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) - 2025-03-06: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt (House) - 2025-03-06: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts (House) - 2025-03-06: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering (House) - 2025-03-06: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-02-25: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez (House) - 2025-02-25: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung (House) - 2025-02-25: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel (House) - 2025-02-25: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill (House) - 2025-02-25: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2025-02-25: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal (House) - 2025-02-25: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson (House) - 2025-02-25: Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 (House) - 2025-02-04: Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2025-01-15: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie (House) - 2025-01-09: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-01-09: First Reading (House) - 2024-12-11: Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0054eng.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0054.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0054eng.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB0054.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB0054-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).