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HB4523 - 104th General Assembly

PFAS-CONTAINING PESTICIDES
Last Action
2/11/2026 - House: Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
415 ILCS 60/4from Ch. 5, par. 804
415 ILCS 60/6from Ch. 5, par. 806
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Provides that the statements that are to be provided by pesticide registrants under the Act must include either a specific statement that the pesticide to be registered contains no PFAS or, if the pesticide (including its active and inert ingredients) contains any PFAS, certain information regarding the PFAS, including the name of the specific chemical and the quantity of the chemical in the product. Provides that the Director of Agriculture shall not register any pesticide product that contains a chemical that is an intentionally added PFAS and that the use of any pesticide that contains any chemical that is an intentionally added PFAS is prohibited. Further provides, beginning January 1, 2030, that the use of any spray adjuvant that contains intentionally added PFAS is prohibited. Requires the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules to implement these provisions. Defines "PFAS" and "intentionally added PFAS".
Actions
Date Chamber Action
1/21/2026 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
1/30/2026 House First Reading
1/30/2026 House Referred to Rules Committee
2/11/2026 House Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
2/27/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
3/09/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez