Illinois House Bill 3085 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Creates the Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods Act. Requires genetically engineered raw agricultural commodities and processed foods offered for retail sale to bear certain labels. Creates exemptions for certain classes of products. Grants the Illinois Department of Agriculture the authority to adopt rules necessary to implement the Act. Requires the Department to annually publish a list of raw agricultural commodities commonly cultivated in a genetically engineered form. Provides for enforcement of the Act by the Department and the Attorney General. Contains a severability provision. Effective January 1, 2014.

GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS

Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Kelly Burke [D]	Rep. Sam Yingling [D]	Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]
Rep. Arthur Turner [D]	Rep. Barbara Currie [D]	Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Sen. Laura Fine [D]
Rep. Jaime Andrade [D]	Rep. Ann Williams [D]	Rep. Maria Berrios [D]	Rep. Camille Lilly [D]
Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]	Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2014-03-28	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2014-03-28	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2014-03-06	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2014-03-06	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2014-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
2014-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2014-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2014-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
2014-02-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
2013-12-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2013-10-24	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2013-03-22	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-22	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-19	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
2013-03-18	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2013-03-14	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-14	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deborah Mell
2013-03-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
2013-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2013-03-07	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2013-03-07	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2013-03-07	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
2013-03-07	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke
2013-03-07	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke
2013-03-07	House	Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2013-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
2013-02-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke
2013-02-26	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-26	House	First Reading
2013-02-26	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deborah Mell

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3085&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB3085.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB3085ham001.htm