---
type: "Bill"
title: "GROCERY INITIATIVE-GRANTS"
description: "Amends the Grocery Initiative Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may, subject to appropriation, provide grants for equipment upgrades for farmer-owned grocery stores or markets."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 3219"
citation: "Illinois SB 3219 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Doris Turner", "Sonya M. Harper"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4a74477-39fb-4c1a-8db8-4dce208baa16"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3219&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=152512&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "b7eaa20494636ce105db98cb9b37f42399a4b2e8cfe1aa0cbfb18dc3eb16982d"
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 3219 (103rd) — GROCERY INITIATIVE-GRANTS

Amends the Grocery Initiative Act. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may, subject to appropriation, provide grants for equipment upgrades for farmer-owned grocery stores or markets.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3219.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3219eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3219enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · lower
- Agriculture — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Agriculture & Conservation — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Doris Turner — primary (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — primary (person)
- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Brandun Schweizer — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Bunting — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Cabello — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
- Lilian Jiménez — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Norma Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick J. Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Sheehan — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Spain — cosponsor (person)
- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
- Steve McClure — cosponsor (person)
- Yolonda Morris — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner `filing`
- **2024-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-06** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-02-14** Assigned to Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Do Pass Agriculture; 013-000-000
- **2024-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-03-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
- **2024-03-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2024-03-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2024-03-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2024-03-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2024
- **2024-03-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2024-03-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
- **2024-03-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
- **2024-04-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- **2024-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- **2024-04-12** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2024-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2024-04-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2024-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000
- **2024-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
- **2024-05-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
- **2024-05-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- **2024-05-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2024-05-17** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
- **2024-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2024-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Bunting
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2024-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2024-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0957 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4a74477-39fb-4c1a-8db8-4dce208baa16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).