---
type: "Bill"
title: "FOOD HANDLING-HOME KITCHEN"
description: "Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Defines \"home kitchen operation\" and provides that neither the Department of Public Health nor the health department of a unit of local government may regulate the service of food by a home kitchen operation. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5354"
citation: "Illinois HB 5354 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 69
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-02-10"
last_action: "2014-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f235b33-f269-4384-b191-a3763f379a58"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5354&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80170&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "123d1d96e2cb78941c2b2b542b37d3852f419faa7e4912a3ee72e21748ed91ae"
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 5354 (98th) — FOOD HANDLING-HOME KITCHEN

Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Defines "home kitchen operation" and provides that neither the Department of Public Health nor the health department of a unit of local government may regulate the service of food by a home kitchen operation. Effective immediately.

## 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=09800HB5354&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80170&DocNum=5354&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5354eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80170&DocNum=5354&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5354enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80170&DocNum=5354&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **17–32** (fail) · upper
- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Charles E. Meier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles E. Meier `filing`
- **2014-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2014-02-20** Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2014-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Charles E. Meier `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-04-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2014-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2014-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2014-04-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2014-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-07** Postponed - Public Health
- **2014-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2014-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2014-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-13** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2014
- **2014-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
- **2014-05-14** Sponsor Removed Sen. Jason A. Barickman
- **2014-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2014
- **2014-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2014-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 005-003-000
- **2014-05-20** Sponsor Removed Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2014-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kyle McCarter `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-23** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014
- **2014-05-27** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Trotter `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2014-05-27** Sponsor Removed Sen. William R. Haine
- **2014-05-27** Sponsor Removed Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2014-05-27** Third Reading - Lost; 017-032-006 `reading-3, failure`
- **2014-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-27** Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2014-05-27** Motion to Reconsider Vote - Prevails
- **2014-05-27** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Trotter `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Trotter `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2014-05-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2014-05-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2014-05-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2014-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-06-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-06-10** Effective Date June 10, 2014
- **2014-06-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0643 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f235b33-f269-4384-b191-a3763f379a58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).