---
type: "Bill"
title: "FOOD HANDLING-TRAINING"
description: "Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that each food handler covered by the Act, whether or not employed by a restaurant as defined in the Act, shall complete a training program on celiac disease and the safe handling of gluten-free foods. Provides that the training program shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following topics: (1) the nature and symptoms of celiac disease; (2) the importance of gluten-free food handling for individuals with celiac disease; (3) methods to prevent cross-contamination with gluten-containing foods; (4) the proper cleaning and sanitizing procedures to remove gluten residues from food preparation surfaces and equipment; and (5) the labeling and identification of gluten-free products."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "SB 1288"
citation: "Illinois SB 1288 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Regan Deering", "Sally J. Turner"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 49
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-28"
last_action: "2025-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5422939-abaa-4498-87f9-00f02161b259"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1288&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=159148&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "b5124b1c9f5ae09c168200b348afd74f41c8f65469c5256a9a8bf596784afa38"
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 1288 (104th) — FOOD HANDLING-TRAINING

Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that each food handler covered by the Act, whether or not employed by a restaurant as defined in the Act, shall complete a training program on celiac disease and the safe handling of gluten-free foods. Provides that the training program shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following topics: (1) the nature and symptoms of celiac disease; (2) the importance of gluten-free food handling for individuals with celiac disease; (3) methods to prevent cross-contamination with gluten-containing foods; (4) the proper cleaning and sanitizing procedures to remove gluten residues from food preparation surfaces and equipment; and (5) the labeling and identification of gluten-free products.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1288.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1288eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1288sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1288sam002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1288sam003.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1288enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Consumer Protection, Amendment 3 — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Consumer Protection — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- Consumer Protection — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Regan Deering — primary (person)
- Sally J. Turner — primary (person)
- Darby A. Hills — cosponsor (person)
- Erica Harriss — cosponsor (person)
- Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Windhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Weaver — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sally J. Turner `filing`
- **2025-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-28** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-02-04** Assigned to Consumer Protection `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sally J. Turner `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-02-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
- **2025-02-27** Do Pass Consumer Protection; 007-000-000
- **2025-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2025
- **2025-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sally J. Turner `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-03-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Consumer Protection
- **2025-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sally J. Turner `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Consumer Protection
- **2025-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Consumer Protection; 007-000-000
- **2025-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Consumer Protection
- **2025-04-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills
- **2025-04-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
- **2025-04-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- **2025-04-09** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Turner `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2025-04-09** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2025-04-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering
- **2025-04-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2025-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-04-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
- **2025-04-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2025-04-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
- **2025-04-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
- **2025-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
- **2025-04-17** Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 008-000-000
- **2025-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-01** Effective Date January 1, 2026
- **2025-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0090 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5422939-abaa-4498-87f9-00f02161b259`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).