Bill Title: Amends the Procurement Code. Provides that after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a public entity shall not enter into a contract to purchase food with a bidder or offeror if the bidder's or offeror's contract terms prohibit the public entity from donating food to food banks, including, but not limited to, homeless shelters, food pantries, and soup kitchens. Amends the School Code to make a similar change. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-07-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0552 [HB5530 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2016-05-24	55	0	4	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2016-04-21	112	0	0	1	113	Passed	Link	View