---
type: "Bill"
title: "FD HANDLING REG-FOOD PANTRIES"
description: "Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that all food pantries shall register with the State-certified local public health department having jurisdiction in the area where the food pantry is located. Effective January 1, 2009."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 5242"
citation: "Illinois HB 5242 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-14"
last_action: "2008-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27598d06-e1a9-4697-84b2-278915585ebe"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5242&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=36492&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "7c96cd0c23c351218c38c588efaa6b85607a070e0b68768462db2bb06be4c60b"
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 5242 (95th) — FD HANDLING REG-FOOD PANTRIES

Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that all food pantries shall register with the State-certified local public health department having jurisdiction in the area where the food pantry is located. Effective January 1, 2009.

## 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=09500HB5242&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36492&DocNum=5242&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5242eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36492&DocNum=5242&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5242enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36492&DocNum=5242&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **91–19** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough `filing`
- **2008-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2008-02-25** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-03-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2008-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2008-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2008-04-01** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2008-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2008-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2008-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2008-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2008-04-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2008-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-019-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2008-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-17** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2008-05-08** Do Pass Public Health; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0828 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27598d06-e1a9-4697-84b2-278915585ebe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).