104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3161
 
Introduced 2/2/2026, by Sen. Laura Ellman
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
415 ILCS 60/14.5 new
    Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Provides that, except as expressly authorized under specific provisions of the Act, no person shall distribute, sell, offer for sale, or use in the State any herbicide product containing paraquat dichloride or any other chemical form of paraquat. Requires all persons that use, distribute, or sell paraquat in this State to report certain information to the Department of Agriculture. Directs the Department of Agriculture to adopt any rules necessary to implement and administer these provisions. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Pesticide Act is amended by adding 
5Section 14.5 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 60/14.5 new)
7    Sec. 14.5. Paraquat ban. 
8    (a) As used in this Section:
9    "Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
10    "Paraquat" means any herbicide product containing paraquat 
11dichloride or any other chemical form of paraquat.
12    "Person" means any individual, firm, entity, partnership, 
13exchange, association, trustee, receiver, corporation, or any 
14other business organization or any member, officer, or 
15employee of such a business organization.
16    "Use" means the application, distribution, sale, or 
17handling of paraquat within this State.
18    (b) Beginning January 1, 2027, except as provided under 
19subsections 4 and 5 of Section 14, the use of paraquat is 
20prohibited in this State.
21    (c) The Department, in consultation with the Department of 
22Natural Resources and the Department of Public Health, may, by 
23rule, allow the limited use of Paraquat for research purposes 
 
 
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1only when such research is conducted under strict safety and 
2reporting protocols established by the Department.
3    (d) By January 1, 2027, all persons that use, distribute, 
4or sell paraquat in this State shall submit a detailed report 
5or reports to the Department, including, but not limited to, 
6the following information:
7        (1) the quantity of paraquat used, sold, or 
8    distributed in the preceding year;
9        (2) the geographic areas where paraquat is used;
10        (3) the types of crops or applications for which 
11    paraquat is used; and
12        (4) any other information that the Department shall 
13    require by rule or regulation.
14    (e) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection 
15(d) of this Section is subject to penalties as provided in 
16Section 24.
17    (f) The Department shall adopt any rules necessary to 
18implement and administer this Section, including, but not 
19limited to, rules establishing fines and penalties.
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
21becoming law.