---
type: "Bill"
title: "DRUG LABELING-GLUTEN"
description: "Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that a drug is misbranded if it contains gluten but does not provide a warning on its label stating that it contains gluten."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 279"
citation: "Illinois HB 279 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jonathan Carroll", "Julie A. Morrison"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-26"
last_action: "2021-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ac6ef60-e044-4977-bdb8-116a9eafa3c0"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=279&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=128166&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "9fab1d5fbc145ad0503a7b758a8bf490a823a4795267990e5939b5713d82b015"
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 279 (102nd) — DRUG LABELING-GLUTEN

Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that a drug is misbranded if it contains gluten but does not provide a warning on its label stating that it contains gluten.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0279.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0279eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0279ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0279enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jonathan Carroll — primary (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)
- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Bos — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- John Connor — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll `filing`
- **2021-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2021-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2021-02-23** Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-03-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
- **2021-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Bos
- **2021-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2021-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Health `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** Do Pass Health; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2021
- **2021-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2021
- **2021-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 25, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-05-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-23** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-07-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0121 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ac6ef60-e044-4977-bdb8-116a9eafa3c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).