---
type: "Bill"
title: "FOOD HANDLING-COTTAGE FOOD"
description: "Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. In provisions regarding cottage food operations: makes changes to definitions; requires cottage food operations to comply with specified requirements (rather than providing that specified entities may regulate the transaction of food or drink by a cottage food operation if the requirements are met); adds requirements for the sale of low-acid canned foods and fermented or acidified foods; provides that food and drink produced by a cottage food operation shall be sold directly to consumers for their own consumption and not for resale; removes language requiring State-certified local public health departments to regulate the service of food by a cottage food operation and allowing them to require a cottage food operation to submit specified canned foods to a commercial laboratory to verify specified information; requires local health departments to register eligible cottage food operations and issue certificates of registration; adds an exemption for a person who produces or packages a non-potentially hazardous baked good for sale by a religious, charitable, or nonprofit organization for fundraising purposes; preempts home rule; and makes other changes. Repeals provisions regarding home kitchen operations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 2007"
citation: "Illinois SB 2007 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Koehler", "Will Guzzardi"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 70
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf4293c5-dfd3-4fd8-85ca-1664b5270ef2"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2007&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134664&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "13adb97623788dc9f91e2febf0eb23b53f5814103eeff7183dd0c0cf9f26a07e"
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 SB 2007 (102nd) — FOOD HANDLING-COTTAGE FOOD

Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. In provisions regarding cottage food operations: makes changes to definitions; requires cottage food operations to comply with specified requirements (rather than providing that specified entities may regulate the transaction of food or drink by a cottage food operation if the requirements are met); adds requirements for the sale of low-acid canned foods and fermented or acidified foods; provides that food and drink produced by a cottage food operation shall be sold directly to consumers for their own consumption and not for resale; removes language requiring State-certified local public health departments to regulate the service of food by a cottage food operation and allowing them to require a cottage food operation to submit specified canned foods to a commercial laboratory to verify specified information; requires local health departments to register eligible cottage food operations and issue certificates of registration; adds an exemption for a person who produces or packages a non-potentially hazardous baked good for sale by a religious, charitable, or nonprofit organization for fundraising purposes; preempts home rule; and makes other changes. Repeals provisions regarding home kitchen operations.

## 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/SB/PDF/10200SB2007.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2007eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2007ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2007sam001.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2007enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Koehler — primary (person)
- Will Guzzardi — primary (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Avery Bourne — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Conroy — cosponsor (person)
- Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Butler — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Weber — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `filing`
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Health `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2021-03-24** To Subcommittee on Public Health
- **2021-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Reported Back To Health; 005-000-000
- **2021-04-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Health
- **2021-04-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Do Pass as Amended Health; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
- **2021-04-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
- **2021-04-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2021-04-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
- **2021-04-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- **2021-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2021-05-03** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2021-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
- **2021-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2021-05-21** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2021-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 24, 2021
- **2021-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. David Koehler `filing`
- **2021-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Health `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Health; 014-000-000
- **2021-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2021-05-30** Senate Concurs
- **2021-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-27** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0633 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf4293c5-dfd3-4fd8-85ca-1664b5270ef2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).