---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHILDHOOD HUNGER PREVENTION"
description: "CHILDHOOD HUNGER PREVENTION"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "91st"
identifier: "HB 2379"
citation: "Illinois HB 2379 (91st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 103
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1999-02-19T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "2000-06-22T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bff304d-5ea9-494e-8bc6-d2670d79c6b0"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/91gatoc.html"
source_hash: "13339b3d7c243fedd36e3c209bbdb696e6e038939611fdf2bed53230e7468d79"
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 2379 (91st) — CHILDHOOD HUNGER PREVENTION

## Version chain

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

1. **HB2379** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet91/hbgroups/hb/910HB2379LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BOLAND — cosponsor (person)
- BRADLEY — cosponsor (person)
- BROSNAHAN — cosponsor (person)
- CRONIN — cosponsor (person)
- CROTTY — cosponsor (person)
- CURRIE — cosponsor (person)
- DART — cosponsor (person)
- DEL VALLE — cosponsor (person)
- DELGADO — cosponsor (person)
- ERWIN — cosponsor (person)
- FEIGENHOLTZ — cosponsor (person)
- FLOWERS — cosponsor (person)
- FRITCHEY — cosponsor (person)
- GIGLIO — cosponsor (person)
- GILES — cosponsor (person)
- GRANBERG — cosponsor (person)
- HARRIS — cosponsor (person)
- HOFFMAN — cosponsor (person)
- HOWARD — cosponsor (person)
- JONES,SHIRLEY — cosponsor (person)
- LANG — cosponsor (person)
- LIGHTFORD — cosponsor (person)
- MAUTINO — cosponsor (person)
- MCGUIRE — cosponsor (person)
- MCKEON — cosponsor (person)
- MOLARO — cosponsor (person)
- MORROW — cosponsor (person)
- MULLIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- NOVAK — cosponsor (person)
- O'BRIEN — cosponsor (person)
- O'MALLEY — cosponsor (person)
- OSTERMAN — cosponsor (person)
- PUGH — cosponsor (person)
- REITZ — cosponsor (person)
- SCHOENBERG — cosponsor (person)
- SCOTT — cosponsor (person)
- SILVA — cosponsor (person)
- SMITH,MICHAEL — cosponsor (person)
- WOOLARD — cosponsor (person)
- YOUNGE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1999-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WOOLARD
- **1999-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HOFFMAN
- **1999-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-24T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CHLDRN YOUTH `referral-committee`
- **1999-02-25T00:00:00-06:00** JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO MULLIGAN
- **1999-02-25T00:00:00-06:00** JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO RONEN
- **1999-02-25T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DELGADO
- **1999-03-01T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE
- **1999-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-000 HCHY
- **1999-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOLAND
- **1999-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FLOWERS
- **1999-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR NOVAK
- **1999-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR YOUNGE
- **1999-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCGUIRE
- **1999-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ
- **1999-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE
- **1999-03-03T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOWARD
- **1999-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED COWLISHAW
- **1999-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED COWLISHAW
- **1999-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** BALANCED BUDGET NOTE REQUESTED COWLISHAW
- **1999-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-09T00:00:00-06:00** BALANCED BUDGET NOTE FILED
- **1999-03-09T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-16T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1999-03-16T00:00:00-06:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-17T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1999-03-17T00:00:00-06:00** HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADLEY
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HARRIS
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR REITZ
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BROSNAHAN
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PUGH
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHARP
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH,MICHAEL
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CROTTY
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GIGLIO
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DART
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GRANBERG
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TURNER,ART
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRITCHEY
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,SHIRLEY
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LANG
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MAUTINO
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MORROW
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,STEVE
- **1999-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES
- **1999-03-23T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1999-03-23T00:00:00-06:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1999-03-23T00:00:00-06:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 077-037-000 `reading-3`
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1999-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-25
- **1999-04-22T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF SPONSOR DEL VALLE
- **1999-04-22T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1999-04-22T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **2000-03-09T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR O'MALLEY
- **2000-03-22T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2000-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LIGHTFORD
- **2000-03-24T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MADIGAN,L
- **2000-03-28T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MOLARO
- **2000-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** SPONSOR REMOVED DEL VALLE
- **2000-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** ALTERNATE CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO CRONIN
- **2000-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DEL VALLE
- **2000-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-EDUCATION S
- **2000-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **2000-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS AS AMENDED 006-004-000 SESE
- **2000-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 00-03-30
- **2000-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CULLERTON
- **2000-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TROTTER
- **2000-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OBAMA
- **2000-03-29T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHAW
- **2000-03-30T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **2000-03-30T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 00-03-31
- **2000-04-05T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHAW
- **2000-04-05T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR VIVERITO
- **2000-04-05T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CLAYBORNE
- **2000-04-05T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MITCHELL,N
- **2000-04-05T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOWLES
- **2000-04-05T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LINK
- **2000-04-05T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 039-015-001 `reading-3`
- **2000-04-05T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **2000-04-05T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01
- **2000-04-06T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED CONCUR 01/SILVA
- **2000-04-06T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL
- **2000-04-06T00:00:00-05:00** CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01
- **2000-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** MOTION FILED CONCUR 01/SILVA
- **2000-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL/005-000-000
- **2000-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GILES
- **2000-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/085-025-007
- **2000-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **2000-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRIE
- **2000-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN
- **2000-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OSTERMAN
- **2000-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHOENBERG
- **2000-05-10T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2000-06-22T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **2000-06-22T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 00-06-22
- **2000-06-22T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0843

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5bff304d-5ea9-494e-8bc6-d2670d79c6b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).