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HB3923 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026
HB3923

Introduced 2/25/2025, by Rep. Robyn Gabel

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

    Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows:

    General Funds                             $38,190,000
    Other State Funds                        $114,383,700
    Federal Funds                             $79,525,300
    Total                                    $232,099,000


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1     AN ACT concerning appropriations.

2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 ARTICLE 1
5     Section 5. The following named amounts, or so much thereof
6 as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
7 purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the
8 ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of
9 Agriculture:
10 FOR OPERATIONS
11 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
12 Payable from General Revenue Fund:
13   For Personal Services.............................1,893,300
14   For State Contributions to
15    Social Security....................................144,900
16   For Contractual Services............................325,000
17   For Refunds..........................................10,000
18     Total                                          $2,373,200

19     Section 10. The amount of $660,000, or so much thereof as
20 may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
21 Fund to the Department of Agriculture for all costs associated
22 with the Crop Insurance Rebate Initiative.

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1     Section 15. The sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may
2 be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to
3 the Department of Agriculture for costs associated with the
4 Agriculture Equity Commission.

5     Section 20. The sum of $1,696,400, or so much thereof as
6 may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
7 Fund to the Department of Agriculture for costs and expenses
8 related to or in support of the agency's operations.

9     Section 25. The amount of $125,000, or so much thereof as
10 may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
11 Fund to the Department of Agriculture to implement diversity,
12 equity, and inclusion initiatives.

13     Section 30. The following named amounts, or so much
14 thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the
15 Department of Agriculture for the following purposes:
16 Payable from the Agricultural Premium Fund:
17   For expenses related to the Food Safety
18    Modernization Initiative...........................100,000
19   For deposit into the State Cooperative
20    Extension Service Trust Fund....................10,000,000
21     Total                                         $10,100,000

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1     Section 35. The sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may
2 be necessary, is appropriated to the Department of Agriculture
3 from the Future Farmers of America Fund for grants to the
4 Illinois Association of Future Farmers of America.

5     Section 40. The sum of $550,000, or so much thereof as may
6 be necessary, is appropriated from the Fair and Exposition
7 Fund to the Department of Agriculture for costs associated
8 with Future Farmers of America membership fees.

9     Section 45. The following named amounts, or so much
10 thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
11 purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the
12 ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of
13 Agriculture:
14 Payable from Wholesome Meat Fund:
15   For Personal Services...............................270,400
16   For State Contributions to State
17    Employees' Retirement System.......................143,400
18   For State Contributions to
19    Social Security.....................................22,900
20   For Group Insurance..................................66,400
21   For Contractual Services............................218,400
22   For Travel...........................................46,800
23   For Commodities......................................12,500
24   For Printing.........................................20,800

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1   For Equipment........................................46,800
2   For Telecommunication Services.......................26,000
3     Total                                            $874,400

4     Section 50. The sum of $324,700, or so much thereof as may
5 be necessary, is appropriated from the Wholesome Meat Fund to
6 the Department of Agriculture for costs and expenses related
7 to or in support of the agency's operations, including prior
8 years' costs.

9     Section 55. The following named amounts, or so much
10 thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the
11 Department of Agriculture for the following purposes:
12 Payable from Partners for Conservation Fund:
13   For deposit into the State Cooperative
14    Extension Service Trust Fund.......................994,700
15   For deposit into the State Cooperative
16    Extension Service Trust Fund for
17    operational expenses and programs
18    at the University of Illinois Cook
19    County Cooperative Extension Service.............2,449,200

20     Section 60. The sum of $3,733,100, or so much thereof as
21 may be necessary, is appropriated from the Tourism Promotion
22 Fund to the Department of Agriculture for costs and
23 operational expenses associated with the Springfield and Du

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1 Quoin Illinois State Fairs and fairgrounds, not including
2 personal services.

3     Section 65. The sum of $27,000,000, or so much thereof as
4 may be necessary, is appropriated from the Agriculture Federal
5 Projects Fund to the Department of Agriculture for the
6 expenses of various federal projects, including, but not
7 limited to, the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program,
8 including prior years' costs.

9     Section 70. The following named amounts, or so much
10 thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to
11 the Department of Agriculture for:
12 COMPUTER SERVICES
13 Payable from General Revenue Fund:
14   For Electronic Data Processing....................1,499,400
15   For Contractual Services............................218,300

16     Section 75. The following named amounts, or so much
17 thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
18 purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the
19 ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of
20 Agriculture:
21 FOR OPERATIONS
22 AGRICULTURE REGULATION
23 Payable from General Revenue Fund:

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1   For Personal Services.............................1,810,000
2   For State Contributions to
3    Social Security....................................138,500
4   For Contractual Services..........................1,998,700
5   For Travel............................................2,000
6   For Commodities.......................................2,500
7   For Printing..........................................1,000
8   For Equipment.........................................5,000
9   For Telecommunication Services.......................12,000
10   For Operation of Auto Equipment......................18,000
11     Total                                          $3,987,700

12     Section 80. The sum of $1,915,300, or so much thereof as
13 may be necessary, is appropriated from the Fertilizer Control
14 Fund to the Department of Agriculture for expenses relating to
15 agricultural products inspection.

16     Section 85. The sum of $2,820,800, or so much thereof as
17 may be necessary, is appropriated from the Feed Control Fund
18 to the Department of Agriculture for Feed Control.

19     Section 90. The amount of $520,000, or so much thereof as
20 may be necessary, is appropriated to the Department of
21 Agriculture from the Agriculture Federal Projects Fund for
22 expenses of various federal projects, including prior years'
23 costs.

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1     Section 95. The following named sums, or so much thereof
2 as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
3 purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the
4 ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of
5 Agriculture:
6 MARKETING
7 Payable from General Revenue Fund:
8   For Personal Services.............................2,331,000
9   For State Contributions to
10    Social Security....................................178,400
11 Payable from Agricultural Premium Fund:
12   For Expenses Connected With the Promotion
13    and Marketing of Illinois Agriculture
14    and Agriculture Exports..........................1,479,900
15   For Implementation of Programs
16    and Activities to Promote, Develop
17    and Enhance the Biotechnology
18    Industry in Illinois...............................100,000
19   For Expenses Related to Viticulturist
20    and Enologist Contractual Staff....................150,000
21 Payable from Federal Agricultural Marketing
22 Services Fund:
23   For Administering Illinois' Part under Public
24    Law No. 733, "An Act to provide for further
25    research into basic laws and principles

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1    relating to agriculture and to improve
2    and facilitate the marketing and
3    distribution of agricultural products", including
4     prior years' costs.................................60,000
5 Payable from Agriculture Federal
6 Projects Fund:
7   For Expenses of Various Federal Projects,
8     including prior years' costs....................2,800,000

9     Section 100. The following named amounts, or so much
10 thereof as may be necessary for the objects and purposes
11 hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of
12 Agriculture:
13 MEDICINAL PLANTS
14 Payable from the Compassionate Use of Medical
15 Cannabis Fund:
16   For all costs associated with the
17    Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
18    Program.........................................10,130,000
19 Payable from the Industrial Hemp Regulatory Fund:
20   For all costs associated with the
21    Operation, Implementation, and Enforcement
22    of the Industrial Hemp Act.......................2,100,300

23     Section 105. The sum of $20,554,900, or so much thereof as
24 may be necessary, is appropriated from the Cannabis Regulation

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1 Fund to the Department of Agriculture for all costs associated
2 with the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.

3     Section 110. The sum of $430,000, or much thereof as may be
4 necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to
5 the Department of Agriculture for the costs associated with
6 the Weights and Measures Division.

7     Section 115. The following named amounts, or so much
8 thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to
9 the Department of Agriculture for:
10 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
11 Payable from the Weights and Measures Fund:
12   For Personal Services.............................3,442,400
13   For State Contributions to State
14    Employees' Retirement System.....................1,754,500
15   For State Contributions to
16    Social Security....................................263,400
17   For Group Insurance...............................1,394,400
18   For Contractual Services............................383,900
19   For Travel...........................................67,600
20   For Commodities......................................24,200
21   For Printing.........................................17,200
22   For Equipment.......................................416,000
23   For Telecommunication Services.......................46,800
24   For Operation of Auto Equipment.....................488,800

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1   For Refunds..........................................10,000
2     Total                                          $8,309,200
3 Payable from the Motor Fuel and Petroleum
4 Standards Fund:
5   For the Regulation of Motor Fuel Quality.............52,000

6     Section 120. The following named amounts, or so much
7 thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to
8 the Department of Agriculture for:
9 ANIMAL INDUSTRIES
10 Payable from General Revenue Fund:
11   For Personal Services.............................1,970,000
12   For State Contributions to
13    Social Security....................................150,800
14   For Contractual Services............................102,000
15   For Travel...........................................80,000
16   For Commodities......................................44,000
17   For Printing..........................................2,500
18   For Equipment.......................................104,000
19   For Telecommunication Services.......................28,000
20   For Operation of Auto Equipment......................70,000
21     Total                                          $2,551,300
22 Payable from the Illinois Department of
23 Agriculture Laboratory Services Revolving Fund:
24   For Expenses Authorized by the Animal
25    Disease Laboratories Act............................41,600

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1 Payable from the Agriculture Federal Projects Fund:
2   For Expenses of Various Federal Projects,
3    including prior years' costs.......................156,000

4     Section 125. The following named amounts, or so much
5 thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to
6 the Department of Agriculture for:
7 MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION
8 Payable from the General Revenue Fund:
9   For Personal Services.............................5,096,300
10   For State Contributions to
11    Social Security....................................389,900
12   For Contractual Services............................550,000
13   For Travel...........................................90,000
14   For Commodities.......................................8,000
15   For Printing..............................................0
16   For Equipment........................................11,000
17   For Telecommunication Services.......................44,500
18   For Operation of Auto Equipment.....................105,000
19     Total                                          $6,294,700
20 Payable from Agricultural Master Fund:
21   For Expenses Relating to
22    Inspection of Agricultural Products..............1,410,000
23 Payable from Wholesome Meat Fund:
24   For Personal Services.............................5,128,100
25   For State Contributions to State

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1    Employees' Retirement System.....................2,613,600
2   For State Contributions to
3    Social Security....................................392,300
4   For Group Insurance...............................1,909,000
5   For Contractual Services............................606,000
6   For Travel..........................................119,600
7   For Commodities......................................34,700
8   For Printing..........................................2,600
9   For Equipment........................................47,200
10   For Telecommunication Services.......................51,500
11   For Operation of Auto Equipment.....................125,200
12     Total                                         $11,029,800
13 Payable from the Agriculture Federal Projects Fund:
14   For Expenses of Various Federal Projects.............60,400

15     Section 130. The following named sums, or so much thereof
16 as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
17 purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the
18 ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of
19 Agriculture for:
20 LAND AND WATER RESOURCES
21 Payable from the Agricultural Premium Fund:
22   For Personal Services.............................1,040,000
23   For State Contributions to State
24    Employee's Retirement System.......................530,100
25   For State Contributions to Social

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1    Security............................................79,600
2   For Contractual Services............................176,800
3   For Travel...........................................62,400
4   For Commodities.......................................9,400
5   For Printing..........................................4,200
6   For Equipment........................................13,600
7   For Telecommunication Services.......................25,000
8   For Operation of Automotive Equipment................21,400
9   For the Ordinary and Contingent
10    Expenses of the Natural Resources
11    Advisory Board.......................................2,100
12     Total                                          $1,964,600
13 Payable from the Partners for Conservation Fund:
14   For Personal Services...............................818,000
15   For State Contributions to State
16   Employees' Retirement System........................417,000
17   For State Contributions to Social
18    Security............................................62,600
19   For Group Insurance.................................265,600
20   For Expenses Relating to
21    Soil Health Assessments............................250,000
22     Total                                          $1,813,200

23     Section 135. The sum of $3,000,000, or so much thereof as
24 may be necessary, is appropriated to the Department of
25 Agriculture from the Partners for Conservation Fund for grants

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1 to Soil and Water Conservation Districts to fund projects for
2 landowner cost sharing, streambank stabilization, nutrient
3 loss protection and sustainable agriculture.

4     Section 140. The sum of $4,500,000, or so much thereof as
5 may be necessary, is appropriated to the Department of
6 Agriculture from the Partners for Conservation Fund for grants
7 to Soil and Water Conservation Districts for ordinary and
8 contingent administrative expenses.

9     Section 145. The amount of $9,880,000, or so much thereof
10 as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Agriculture
11 Federal Projects Fund to the Department of Agriculture for
12 expenses relating to various federal projects, including prior
13 years' costs.

14     Section 150. The following named amounts, or so much
15 thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to
16 the Department of Agriculture for:
17 ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
18 Payable from the General Revenue Fund:
19   For Administration of the Livestock
20    Management Facilities Act..........................885,100
21   For the Detection, Eradication, and
22    Control of Exotic Pests, such as
23    the Asian Long-Horned Beetle and

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1    Spongy Moth......................................1,163,900
2     Total                                          $2,049,000
3 Payable from the Used Tire Management Fund:
4   For Mosquito Control.................................50,000
5 Payable from Livestock Management Facilities Fund:
6   For Administration of the Livestock
7    Management Facilities Act...........................56,200
8 Payable from Pesticide Control Fund:
9   For Administration and Enforcement
10    of the Illinois Pesticide Act....................8,840,000
11 Payable from Agriculture Pesticide Control Act Fund:
12   For Expenses of Pesticide Enforcement Program,
13    including prior years' costs.......................780,000
14 Payable from the Agriculture Federal Projects Fund:
15   For Expenses of Various Federal Projects,
16    including prior years' costs....................26,040,000

17     Section 155. The sum of $2,900,000, or so much thereof as
18 may be necessary, is appropriated to the Department of
19 Agriculture from the General Revenue Fund for Operations of
20 the Illinois State Fair, Including Entertainment and the
21 Percentage Portion of Entertainment Contracts.

22     Section 160. The sum of $7,900,000, or so much thereof as
23 may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
24 Fund to the Department of Agriculture for ordinary and

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1 contingent expenses, including facilities management at the
2 Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield and Du Quoin.

3     Section 165. The following named sums, or so much thereof
4 as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and
5 purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the
6 ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of
7 Agriculture for:
8 SPRINGFIELD STATE FAIR BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
9 Payable from Agricultural Premium Fund:
10   For Personal Services.............................2,292,000
11   For State Contributions to State
12    Employee's Retirement System.....................1,168,200
13   For State Contributions to
14    Social Security....................................175,400
15   For Operations of Buildings and
16    Grounds in Springfield including
17    prior years' costs...............................1,638,000
18   For Awards to Livestock Breeders
19    and Related Expenses...............................230,000
20     Total                                          $5,503,600
21 Payable from Agricultural Premium Fund:
22   For repairs, maintenance, and capital improvements
23    Including construction, reconstruction, improvement,
24    Repair and installation of capital facilities, costs of
25    Planning, supplies, materials, equipment, personal

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1    services and related costs, services and all other
2    expenses required to complete the work for
3    Permanent Improvements at the Illinois State
4    Fairgrounds.................................... $2,106,000
5 Payable from the Illinois State Fair Fund:
6   For Operations of the Illinois State Fair
7    Including Entertainment and the Percentage
8    Portion of Entertainment Contracts...............8,678,100
9   For Awards and Premiums at the
10    Illinois State Fair
11    and related expenses...............................540,800
12   For Awards and Premiums for
13    Horse Racing at the
14    Illinois State Fairgrounds
15    and related expenses...............................185,800
16     Total                                          $9,404,700

17     Section 170. The sum of $1,560,000, or so much thereof as
18 may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois State Fair
19 Fund to the Department of Agriculture to promote and conduct
20 activities at the Illinois State Fairgrounds at Springfield
21 other than the Illinois State Fair, including administrative
22 expenses. No expenditures from the appropriation shall be
23 authorized until revenues from fairground uses sufficient to
24 offset such expenditures have been collected and deposited
25 into the Illinois State Fair Fund.

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1     Section 175. The sum of $200,000, or so much thereof as may
2 be necessary, is appropriated from the State Fairgrounds
3 Capital Improvements and Harness Racing Fund to support the
4 Department of Agriculture to provide support for harness race
5 meetings, to repair and rehabilitate backstretch facilities at
6 the Illinois State Fairgrounds and Du Quoin State Fairgrounds,
7 and to repair and rehabilitate the capital infrastructure of
8 the Illinois State Fairgrounds and Du Quoin State Fairgrounds.

9     Section 180. The following named amounts, or so much
10 thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to
11 the Department of Agriculture for:
12 DU QUOIN BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
13 Payable from General Revenue Fund:
14   For Personal Services...............................920,000
15   For State Contributions to
16    Social Security.....................................70,400
17   For ordinary and contingent expenses
18    related to the buildings and grounds at the
19    DuQuoin State Fairgrounds..........................725,000
20     Total                                          $1,715,400
21 Payable from Illinois State Fair Fund:
22   For operational expenses at the Illinois State Fairgrounds
23    at Du Quoin other than the Illinois State Fair
24    including administrative expenses..................494,000

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1     Section 185. The sum of $806,000, or so much thereof as may
2 be necessary, is appropriated from the Agricultural Premium
3 Fund to the Department of Agriculture for repairs,
4 maintenance, and capital improvements including construction,
5 reconstruction, improvement, repair and installation of
6 capital facilities, cost of planning, supplies, materials,
7 equipment, personal services and related costs, services and
8 all other expenses required to complete the work for Permanent
9 Improvements at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds.

10     Section 190. The following named amounts, or so much
11 thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to
12 the Department of Agriculture for:
13 DU QUOIN STATE FAIR
14 Payable from General Revenue Fund:
15   For Personal Services...............................590,000
16   For State Contributions to
17    Social Security.....................................45,200
18   For Contractual Services............................475,000
19   For Commodities......................................20,000
20   For Printing..........................................8,000
21   For Telecommunication Services.......................42,000
22     Total                                          $1,180,200
23 Payable from the Illinois State Fair Fund:
24   For Entertainment and other Expenses

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1    at the Du Quoin State Fair, including
2    the Percentage Portion of
3    Entertainment Contracts..........................1,100,000

4     Section 195. The following named amounts, or so much
5 thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to
6 the Department of Agriculture for:
7 COUNTY FAIRS AND HORSE RACING
8 Payable from the Agricultural Premium Fund:
9   For Personal Services...............................118,100
10   For State Contributions to State
11    Employees' Retirement System........................60,200
12   For State Contributions to
13    Social Security......................................9,100
14   For Contractual Services.............................13,600
15   For Travel............................................2,600
16   For Commodities.......................................1,000
17   For Printing............................................400
18   For Equipment.........................................1,100
19   For Telecommunication Services........................1,100
20   For Operation of Auto Equipment.........................900
21   For premiums to agricultural extension
22    or 4-H clubs to be distributed at a
23    uniform rate.......................................817,900
24   For premiums to vocational
25    agriculture fairs..................................338,000

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1   For grants and other purposes for county
2    fair and state fair horse racing...................342,500
3     Total                                          $1,706,500
4 Payable from the Fair and Exposition Fund:
5   For distribution to county fairs and
6    fair and exposition authorities....................998,400
7   For distribution to encourage and aid
8    county fairs and other agricultural
9    societies. This distribution shall be
10    prorated and approved by the Department
11    of Agriculture...................................1,891,400
12   For rehabilitation of county fairgrounds..........1,366,900
13 Payable from the Illinois Racing
14 Quarter Horse Breeders Fund:
15   For promotion of the Illinois horse
16    racing and breeding industry........................31,200

17     Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
18 2025.

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