BEES/APIARIES-CONSENT
Summary
Amends the Bees and Apiaries Act. In provisions regarding right of entry, adds a requirement for consent of the beekeeper or landowner before entry. In provisions regarding intrastate transportation, provides that no person shall sell bees or used equipment without a permit which shall be issued based upon an inspection certificate from the Department of Agriculture, and that commercial operations wishing to transport hives for pollination or honey production or the sale of bees may request an annual health inspection certificate, which allows the transport of hives for pollination or honey production or the sale of bees for up to one year. Requires any person who sells bees, queens, or nucleus hives to obtain an inspection certificate or annual health inspection certificate. Deletes a prohibition against transporting a colony of bees or items of used bee equipment between counties within this State without a permit or compliance agreement based upon an inspection certificate from the Department. Directs the Department to adopt specified revisions to the rules in 8 Ill. Adm. Code Part 60 concerning diseased or parasitized colonies and permits.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced May 8, 2026
Signed Jul 31, 2026
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The primary change between the Engrossed and Enrolled versions of SB 3116 is the update of the document title from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' on the header and page breaks. This indicates the bill has passed all legislative stages and is ready for the Governor's signature. No substantive policy, legal, or procedural changes were made to the text of the act itself.
TECHNICAL
Updated the document status header from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' to reflect the bill's final passage by the legislature.
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2026 · House May 21, 2026
How they voted
56–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 58
May 7, 2026
D
Democratic39
94% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Jul 31, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000
lower
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000
lower
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Agriculture & Conservation Committee; Rep. Robyn Gabel
lower
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026
lower
May 12, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
lower
May 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 8, 2026
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
upper
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Chesney
upper
May 7, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture; 012-000-000
upper
May 6, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture
upper
May 5, 2026
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 5, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Agriculture; 013-000-000
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Chesney
RRepublican
P
Dave Vella
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Koehler
DDemocratic
Co
Doris Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Lakesia Collins
DDemocratic
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