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+type: "Bill"
+title: "BULK FOOD HANDLING-CONTAINERS"
+description: "Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that provisions prohibiting the offer for sale of any bulk food in a manner other than to prevent direct handling of such items by the consumer shall not prohibit self-service by consumers provided that take-home containers, including bags, cups, and lids, provided for consumer use are stored and dispensed in a sanitary manner. Provides that a retailer may allow a consumer to fill or refill a personal container with bulk food if the dispensers used prevent the direct handling of the bulk food. Provides that county health departments and municipalities shall not prohibit the ability of a retailer to allow a consumer to fill or refill a personal container with bulk food if the dispensers used prevent the direct handling of the bulk food."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "101st"
+identifier: "HB 3440"
+citation: "Illinois HB 3440 (101st)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 41
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2019-02-15"
+last_action: "2019-08-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88769afa-32b4-4f86-a3c6-3aa008fa6428"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3440&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=120047&SessionID=108&GA=101"
+source_hash: "a885cffe9a727bfb29c09035eb5bd5c6579daea8995e056559318f933a94a92d"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 3440 (101st) — BULK FOOD HANDLING-CONTAINERS
+
+Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that provisions prohibiting the offer for sale of any bulk food in a manner other than to prevent direct handling of such items by the consumer shall not prohibit self-service by consumers provided that take-home containers, including bags, cups, and lids, provided for consumer use are stored and dispensed in a sanitary manner. Provides that a retailer may allow a consumer to fill or refill a personal container with bulk food if the dispensers used prevent the direct handling of the bulk food. Provides that county health departments and municipalities shall not prohibit the ability of a retailer to allow a consumer to fill or refill a personal container with bulk food if the dispensers used prevent the direct handling of the bulk food.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3440&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120047&DocNum=3440&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3440eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120047&DocNum=3440&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB3440enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=120047&DocNum=3440&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Concurrence — **116–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **91–6** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
+- Heather A. Steans — primary (person)
+- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
+- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
+- Will Guzzardi — primary (person)
+- William Davis — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi `filing`
+- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-05** Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 025-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2019-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2019-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa
+- **2019-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2019-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2019-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
+- **2019-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-006-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2019-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
+- **2019-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
+- **2019-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
+- **2019-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-04-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
+- **2019-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-05-08** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
+- **2019-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019
+- **2019-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2019-05-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2019-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
+- **2019-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Will Guzzardi
+- **2019-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Energy & Environment Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 026-000-000
+- **2019-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
+- **2019-05-30** House Concurs
+- **2019-05-30** Passed Both Houses
+- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2019-08-23** Effective Date January 1, 2020
+- **2019-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0510 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88769afa-32b4-4f86-a3c6-3aa008fa6428`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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