# Illinois HB3844: PESTICIDES-OPERATOR REGULATION Illinois HB3844, PESTICIDES-OPERATOR REGULATION, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status passed house, last action 2026-06-01 (Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3844-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB3844 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: PESTICIDES-OPERATOR REGULATION - Status: passed house - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2026-06-01, Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: energy & environment, assignments - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (96 yes, 51 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Replaces the definition of the term "licensed operator" with definitions of the terms "licensed large-scale operator" and "licensed small-scale operator". Provides that the Director of Agriculture shall issue separate certification tests for licensed large-scale operators and licensed small-scale operators based on the rules and regulations prescribed for each by the Department of Agriculture. Makes conforming changes in the Act. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Don Harmon (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie A. Morrison (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sonya M. Harper (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-13 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; | pass | 9 | 4 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 71 | 38 | | | 2025-03-20 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; | pass | 16 | 9 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-06-01: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-22: Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-18: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-18: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon (Senate) - 2026-05-18: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 009-004-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Approved for Consideration Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-14: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) - 2025-04-10: Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2025-04-10: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-038-000 (House) - 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-04-07: Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-21: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-20: Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 016-009-000 (House) - 2025-03-11: Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-07: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3844eng.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3844.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3844sam001.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/10400HB3844eng.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3844.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3844sam001.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-HB3844-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).