---
type: "Bill"
title: "GRADE A PASTEURIZED MILK LABEL"
description: "Amends the Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1228"
citation: "Illinois SB 1228 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-11"
last_action: "2015-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8105254f-740c-4499-8c92-a1f2c99ea011"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1228&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=87585&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "595e99f87c41ca8463d5c6875ffa2ac4acc26821c58cfba7ffbb413a6c30861f"
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 1228 (99th) — GRADE A PASTEURIZED MILK LABEL

Amends the Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09900SB1228&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87585&DocNum=1228&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1228eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87585&DocNum=1228&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1228enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=87585&DocNum=1228&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2015-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-24** Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2015
- **2015-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2015-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
- **2015-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Silverstein `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Public Health
- **2015-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000
- **2015-04-24** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2015
- **2015-04-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Silverstein `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2015-04-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-11** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-11** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2015-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-19** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2015
- **2015-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2015-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 006-000-000
- **2015-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-001
- **2015-05-31** Senate Concurs 057-000-001
- **2015-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0304 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8105254f-740c-4499-8c92-a1f2c99ea011`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).