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Bill	FARMERS' MARKET RETAIL PERMIT	Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that a farmer who sells meat, poultry, eggs, or dairy products from the premises of the farmer's farm is exempt from licensing by the farmer's local health department under specified conditions. Provides that local health departments may issue Farmers' Market Retail Permits for the sale of products at farmers' markets and at semi-permanent events not to exceed 100 days of operation in a calendar year. Provides that a Farmers' Market Retail Permit shall be valid for one year and that the fee for obtaining a Farmers' Market Retail Permit shall not exceed $150. Removes provisions regarding administrative rules, produce, and food products for farmers' markets. Contains other provisions. Effective January 1, 2023.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	SB 3838	Illinois SB 3838 (102nd)	bill		enacted	David Koehler Thomas M. Bennett	4	57	2	2022-01-21	2022-05-13	openstates	ocd-bill/00bccfd3-f9dd-4442-8057-5d9ddc2a930b	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3838&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=138901&SessionID=110&GA=102	b490144a0666aea24c7c9ae565cf0853b0130cb5ac7957ab7de9e1ed4c56c132	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 3838 (102nd) — FARMERS' MARKET RETAIL PERMIT

Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that a farmer who sells meat, poultry, eggs, or dairy products from the premises of the farmer's farm is exempt from licensing by the farmer's local health department under specified conditions. Provides that local health departments may issue Farmers' Market Retail Permits for the sale of products at farmers' markets and at semi-permanent events not to exceed 100 days of operation in a calendar year. Provides that a Farmers' Market Retail Permit shall be valid for one year and that the fee for obtaining a Farmers' Market Retail Permit shall not exceed $150. Removes provisions regarding administrative rules, produce, and food products for farmers' markets. Contains other provisions. Effective January 1, 2023.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 108–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• David Koehler — primary (person)
• Thomas M. Bennett — primary (person)
• Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
• Blaine Wilhour — cosponsor (person)
• Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
• Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
• Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
• Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)
• Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
• Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
• Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
• Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
• Martin McLaughlin — cosponsor (person)
• Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
• Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
• Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
• Paul Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
• Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
• Seth Lewis — cosponsor (person)
• Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
• Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-21 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler filing
• 2022-01-21 First Reading reading-1
• 2022-01-21 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-01-27 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2022-02-01 Assigned to Commerce referral-committee
• 2022-02-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
• 2022-02-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
• 2022-02-10 Do Pass Commerce; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2022-02-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 15, 2022
• 2022-02-10 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
• 2022-02-10 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
• 2022-02-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
• 2022-02-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
• 2022-02-16 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
• 2022-02-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler amendment-introduction
• 2022-02-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-02-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1), the following amendments will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
• 2022-02-22 Sponsor Removed Sen. Sally J. Turner
• 2022-02-22 Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-02-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 23, 2022
• 2022-02-22 Sponsor Removed Sen. Dale Fowler
• 2022-02-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce
• 2022-02-23 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
• 2022-02-23 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
• 2022-02-24 Sponsor Removed Sen. Craig Wilcox
• 2022-02-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Commerce; 010-000-000
• 2022-02-24 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-02-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Koehler amendment-passage
• 2022-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2022-02-24 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2022-02-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2022-02-25 Arrived in House introduction
• 2022-02-25 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
• 2022-02-25 First Reading reading-1
• 2022-02-25 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2022-03-07 Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee referral-committee
• 2022-03-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
• 2022-03-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
• 2022-03-15 Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2022-03-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2022-03-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
• 2022-03-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
• 2022-03-23 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
• 2022-03-23 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
• 2022-03-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
• 2022-03-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Seth Lewis
• 2022-03-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2022-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2022-03-24 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
• 2022-04-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-001 passage, reading-3
• 2022-04-01 Passed Both Houses
• 2022-04-01 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour
• 2022-04-01 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
• 2022-04-29 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2022-05-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2022-05-13 Effective Date January 1, 2023
• 2022-05-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0862 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/00bccfd3-f9dd-4442-8057-5d9ddc2a930b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).