IL HB0056 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Engrossed on April 19 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-05-23 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on April 19 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-05-23 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Creates the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Act. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of Agriculture shall develop and administer an annual Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program to enhance local food processing, aggregation, and distribution within the State. Establishes eligibility requirements for the grants. Provides that all grant funding must be used for purchasing, leasing to own, renting, building, or installing infrastructure that will increase market access of Illinois communities to Illinois agricultural products. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department shall create an independent Local Food Infrastructure Steering Committee to guide the implementation and evaluation of the grant. Provides that the committee shall be selected by the Director. Provides that the committee shall include, but is not limited to, at least 3 farmers, including one specialty crop farmer, one livestock farmer, and one farmer of color; one representative from the local food processing industry, one representative from a non-profit organization serving farmers of color, one representative from a non-profit organization serving farmers at large, and one representative from the Department. Provides that the Director must file with the Governor and General Assembly, and publish publicly on or before March 1 of each year, a written report detailing the impact of the Local Food Infrastructure Grant for the previous calendar year. The report must include a complete list of (1) all applications for grants under the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program during the previous calendar year; (2) all persons who were awarded the Local Food Infrastructure Grant and the nature and amount of their awards in the previous calendar year; and (3) the economic impact of the grant from the previous calendar year, which may include jobs created, local food sales increases, and communities served. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.
Title
AGRICULTURE-TECH
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-04-19 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 66 N: 38 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-23 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 2024-05-23 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 2024-05-17 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 2024-05-15 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 2024-05-10 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2024 |
| 2024-05-03 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| 2024-04-30 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024 |
| 2024-04-30 | Senate | Assigned to Appropriations |
| 2024-04-24 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2024-04-24 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2024-04-24 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon |
| 2024-04-24 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2024-04-24 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2024-04-19 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-038-000 |
| 2024-04-19 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-04-19 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 2024-04-19 | House | Fiscal Note Filed |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols |
| 2024-04-17 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| 2024-04-17 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 005-002-000 |
| 2024-04-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee |
| 2024-04-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2024-04-15 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000 |
| 2023-03-27 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2023-03-16 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** |
| 2023-03-16 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2023-03-01 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** |
| 2023-03-01 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 2023-02-23 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 2023-01-12 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2023-01-12 | House | First Reading |
| 2022-12-05 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 505 | 72 | 1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
