---
type: "Bill"
title: "RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning powers of counties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 926"
citation: "Illinois HB 926 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 66
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-10"
last_action: "2009-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6e70077-246c-4be6-ba7f-16256fceb837"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=926&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42497&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "bc48c56ceccd133bc58d47a8d9e8e71fde63d005171f94a219ce8484470fada5"
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 926 (96th) — RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS

Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning powers of counties.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0926&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42497&DocNum=926&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0926eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42497&DocNum=926&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0926enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42497&DocNum=926&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **89–26** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **89–27** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel J. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Heather Steans — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey M. Schoenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Kwame Raoul — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough `filing`
- **2009-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-18** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2009-02-18** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2009-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2009-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2009-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2009-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2009-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2009-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2009-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2009-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2009-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-04** Remains in Executive Committee
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-11** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2009-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-26** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2009-03-27** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2009-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-026-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2009-04-02** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2009-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Louis S. Viverito `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-04-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Louis S. Viverito `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2009-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2009-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
- **2009-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2009-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2009-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2009-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2009-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2009-05-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2009-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 089-027-001
- **2009-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0749 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6e70077-246c-4be6-ba7f-16256fceb837`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).