---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH LUNCH-PLANT-BASED OPTION"
description: "Amends the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act. As a part of the school lunch program, requires a school district to provide a plant-based school lunch option to those students who submit a prior request to the school district requesting a plant-based school lunch option. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 4089"
citation: "Illinois HB 4089 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cyril Nichols", "David Koehler"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-05-21"
last_action: "2022-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff73779b-47e4-4692-b8b6-885baa44064d"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4089&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=136294&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "081f8af13cb3e2628faa6d27cb187d9c44ff0fd1a3e67b8434883132ee9135be"
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 4089 (102nd) — SCH LUNCH-PLANT-BASED OPTION

Amends the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act. As a part of the school lunch program, requires a school district to provide a plant-based school lunch option to those students who submit a prior request to the school district requesting a plant-based school lunch option. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4089.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4089eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4089ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4089enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **96–7** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **42–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cyril Nichols — primary (person)
- David Koehler — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Denyse Wang Stoneback — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Pappas — cosponsor (person)
- Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-05-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Cyril Nichols `filing`
- **2021-05-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-05-21** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-05-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-05-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2022-02-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 007-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2022-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2022-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
- **2022-02-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Cyril Nichols `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
- **2022-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-04** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-007-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
- **2022-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2022-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2022-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 8, 2022 `reading-1`
- **2022-03-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2022-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
- **2022-03-23** Do Pass Education; 010-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2022-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2022
- **2022-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 042-010-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-03-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2022-03-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- **2022-03-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2022-03-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Diane Pappas
- **2022-04-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-13** Effective Date August 1, 2023
- **2022-05-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0761 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff73779b-47e4-4692-b8b6-885baa44064d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).