The legislation was introduced in bill HB2505 on Feb. 7, 2017, when Rep. Michael J. Zalewski (D-23) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Act" and "modifie the term "local farm or food products" for purposes of the Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 5, 2017 and it arrived in the Senate on April 3, 2019, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 21, 2019. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 9, 2019. The law is scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020.
Illinois legislature enacts laws through bills that can be introduced in either the state House of Representatives or the state Senate. Either chamber of the legislature can reject or amend a bill before it becomes law. Legislators sometimes sponsor "shell bills" devoid of substantive provisions, introduced with the intention of being amended later to include actual legislation.
The following table shows the full history of actions on HB2505.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/7/2017 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski |
| 2/8/2017 | House | First Reading |
| 2/8/2017 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/22/2017 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight |
| 3/15/2017 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight; 007-002-000 |
| 3/15/2017 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/23/2017 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/23/2017 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/5/2017 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-049-001 |
| 4/6/2017 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/6/2017 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 25, 2017 |
| 5/22/2017 | Senate | First Reading |
| 5/22/2017 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton |
| 5/22/2017 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 7/31/2017 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 7/31/2017 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar |
| 7/31/2017 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading |
| 8/4/2017 | Senate | Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments |
| 8/13/2017 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 8/13/2017 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 8/13/2017 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As August 14, 2017 |
| 8/13/2017 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading |
| 8/13/2017 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 9/13/2017 | Senate | Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments |
| 11/7/2017 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 11/7/2017 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar |
| 11/7/2017 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 11/7/2017 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 12/10/2017 | Senate | Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments |
| 1/24/2018 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 1/24/2018 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 30, 2018 |
| 5/25/2018 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2018 |
| 5/31/2018 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 11/28/2018 | House | Arrived in House |
| 11/28/2018 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2 |
| 11/28/2018 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 |
| 11/28/2018 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 11/28/2018 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; McGuire |
| 11/28/2018 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 11/28/2018 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-referred to Assignments |
| 11/28/2018 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 11/28/2018 | Senate | 3/5 Vote Required |
| 11/28/2018 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 11/28/2018 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire |
| 11/28/2018 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Pat McGuire |
| 11/28/2018 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 11/28/2018 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 11/28/2018 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 11/29/2018 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch |
| 11/29/2018 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| 11/29/2018 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 12/30/2018 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 8, 2019 |
| 1/7/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/7/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 1/7/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee |
| 1/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady |
| 1/7/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Higher Education Committee; 016-000-000 |
| 1/8/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 104-002-001 |
| 1/8/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 1/8/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 1/8/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 2/6/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 2/13/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Assigned to State Government Administration Committee |
| 3/15/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 3/15/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1183 |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Effective Date April 4, 2019 |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Agriculture |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dale Fowler |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Agriculture; 007-000-000 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson |
| 6/19/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0258 |
| 2/17/2021 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 2/19/2021 | House | First Reading |
| 2/19/2021 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/9/2021 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 3/27/2021 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
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