---
type: "Bill"
title: "LOCAL FOOD, FARMS AND JOBS ACT"
description: "Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning teacher certification."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 615"
citation: "Illinois SB 615 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-06"
last_action: "2010-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9ec00e1-42ef-4486-896e-eb7e56905223"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=615&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=41513&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "822494345e52921da066925ee12430086501162bc5f98ecd5421693710ae9940"
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 615 (96th) — LOCAL FOOD, FARMS AND JOBS ACT

Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning teacher certification.

## 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=09600SB0615&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41513&DocNum=615&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0615eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41513&DocNum=615&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB0615enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=41513&DocNum=615&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **73–41** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Linda Holmes — primary (person)
- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
- **2009-04-03** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2009
- **2009-08-15** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2010-03-09** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2010-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2010
- **2010-03-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture and Conservation; 006-004-000
- **2010-03-17** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2010-03-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2010-03-18** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-03-18** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Holmes `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2010-03-18** Third Reading - Passed; 039-016-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-19** Chief House Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2010-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2010-03-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2010-04-08** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Motion Do Pass - Lost Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 006-003-000 `committee-failure`
- **2010-04-20** Remains in Agriculture & Conservation Committee
- **2010-04-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-041-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-04-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2010-04-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1095 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9ec00e1-42ef-4486-896e-eb7e56905223`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).