Bill Sponsors: IL HB2879 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Bill Title: Creates the Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program Act. Establishes the Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program within the Department of Human Services to help expand the availability of nutritious, locally grown, raised, or processed foods for Illinois' emergency food system. Provides that the program shall (1) acquire and distribute agricultural products from Illinois agricultural entities or aggregators to Illinois' emergency food system, and (2) provide grants to improve capacity of the emergency food system to allow for the proper transportation, storage, or distribution of agricultural products to underserved areas. Provides that the program shall target fruits, vegetables, meat and poultry, dairy, and eggs produced in Illinois. Provides that foods shall be surplus, seconds, or market-grade quality levels and must be safe for consumption. Provides that the program is subject to appropriation and shall dedicate no less than 75% of available funds to acquisition and distribution of food. Requires the Secretary of the Department of Human Services to engage a not-for-profit entity from Illinois' emergency food system to administer the program. Requires the administering entity to have statewide reach and represent multiple food banks that source and distribute food to Illinois food pantries and soup kitchens under the same authorities and standards as the Emergency Food Assistance Program administered by the Department. Contains provisions concerning the duties of the administering entity. Creates the Farm to Food Bank Advisory Council to provide support to the program through facilitating relationship-building and partnerships between the Illinois agricultural sector and the emergency food system and other matters. Provides that the program may distribute food to those food banks with the infrastructure to accept, store, and distribute foods through the emergency food system and with the capacity to serve significant geographic areas within Illinois. Provides that the program shall distribute capacity-building grants for facility upgrades, equipment, or other investments necessary to support the objectives of the program. Requires the Department of Human Services to adopt rules. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-3)
Status: (Passed) 2023-08-03 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0412 [HB2879 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-3)
Status: (Passed) 2023-08-03 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0412 [HB2879 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Sonya Harper [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-006 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Debbie Meyers-Martin [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-038 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Harry Benton [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-097 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Carol Ammons [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-103 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Kambium Buckner [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-026 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Emanuel Welch [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-007 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Edgar Gonzalez [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-023 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Justin Slaughter [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-027 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Jason Bunting [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-106 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | N/A |
Senator Linda Holmes [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-042 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Mattie Hunter [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-003 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Dale Fowler [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-059 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Robert Martwick [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-010 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Rachel Ventura [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-043 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Andrew Chesney [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-045 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Ann Gillespie [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-027 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Mary Edly-Allen [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-031 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Laura Murphy [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-028 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Mike Simmons [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-007 | N/A | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |