Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 9
CLE
Live Programs: 1
Discussions
Posts: 86
Legislation
Bills Reviewed: 89
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2025–26 bar year, the Section sponsored the following programs:
- Sponsor 32nd Annual Agricultural Law Seminar (02/06/2026)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2025–26 bar year.
Agricultural Law
- Community members: 323
- Total discussion posts: 86
Transactional
- Community members: 24,715
- Total discussion posts: 386
Litigation
- Community members: 24,710
- Total discussion posts: 706
Legislation
The Section Council reviewed 80 bills that may affect their members’ practice area. Highlights of the most recent legislative session include:
- House Bill 5165 creates the River Access Modernization Act.
- House Bill 5400 exempts the State of Illinois, after Iowa and Missouri are exempt, from daylight saving time under the exemption provisions of the federal Uniform Time Act of 1966 and declares the standard time in the State year-round to be United States standard central time.
- Senate Bill 4193 creates the Farmer Tax Benefit Act.