Illinois House Bill 3849

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on June 30 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0208
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shall, on or before July 1, 2024, publish information to encourage food manufacturers, processors, and retailers responsible for the labeling of food products to voluntarily use the specified uniform terms on food product labels to communicate quality dates and safety dates. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall promote the consistent use of the terms specified pursuant to these provisions in the course of its existing interactions with food manufacturers, processors, and retailers. Provides that in the process of implementing these provisions, the Department shall encourage food distributors and retailers to develop alternatives to consumer-facing "sell by" dates. Provides that the Department may accept nonstate funds from public and private sources to educate consumers about the meaning of the quality dates and safety dates specified in these provisions. Provides that funds accepted by the Department shall be deposited into the Food and Drug Safety Fund.

FOOD LABEL-STANDARDIZATION

Rep. Cyril Nichols [D]	Rep. Camille Lilly [D]	Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]	Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]
Sen. Adriane Johnson [D]	Sen. Laura Murphy [D]	Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [D]

2023-05-10 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 34 N: 20 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-23 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 69 N: 34 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-30	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0208
2023-06-30	House	Effective Date January 1, 2024
2023-06-30	House	Governor Approved
2023-06-08	House	Sent to the Governor
2023-05-10	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2023-05-10	House	Passed Both Houses
2023-05-10	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 034-020-000
2023-05-08	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2023-05-02	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
2023-05-02	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2023-05-02	Senate	Second Reading
2023-04-27	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023
2023-04-27	Senate	Do Pass Agriculture; 008-004-000
2023-04-13	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. Doris Turner
2023-04-12	Senate	Assigned to Agriculture
2023-03-30	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
2023-03-30	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-03-30	Senate	First Reading
2023-03-30	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-03-27	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2023
2023-03-27	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2023-03-23	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-034-000
2023-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2023-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2023-03-22	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2023-03-22	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; 007-002-000
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
2023-03-17	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-17	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Cyril Nichols
2023-03-10	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-09	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 006-003-000
2023-02-28	House	Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
2023-02-17	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-17	House	First Reading
2023-02-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Cyril Nichols

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
410	620	11.5	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3849&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3849.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3849eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3849enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/103/103-0208.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3849ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB3849_03232023_142000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300HB3849_05102023_051000T.pdf