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Bill FOOD LABEL-STANDARDIZATION Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shall, on or before July 1, 2024, publish information to encourage food manufacturers, processors, and retailers responsible for the labeling of food products to voluntarily use the specified uniform terms on food product labels to communicate quality dates and safety dates. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall promote the consistent use of the terms specified pursuant to these provisions in the course of its existing interactions with food manufacturers, processors, and retailers. Provides that in the process of implementing these provisions, the Department shall encourage food distributors and retailers to develop alternatives to consumer-facing "sell by" dates. Provides that the Department may accept nonstate funds from public and private sources to educate consumers about the meaning of the quality dates and safety dates specified in these provisions. Provides that funds accepted by the Department shall be deposited into the Food and Drug Safety Fund. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 103rd HB 3849 Illinois HB 3849 (103rd)
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Illinois HB 3849 (103rd) — FOOD LABEL-STANDARDIZATION

Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shall, on or before July 1, 2024, publish information to encourage food manufacturers, processors, and retailers responsible for the labeling of food products to voluntarily use the specified uniform terms on food product labels to communicate quality dates and safety dates. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall promote the consistent use of the terms specified pursuant to these provisions in the course of its existing interactions with food manufacturers, processors, and retailers. Provides that in the process of implementing these provisions, the Department shall encourage food distributors and retailers to develop alternatives to consumer-facing "sell by" dates. Provides that the Department may accept nonstate funds from public and private sources to educate consumers about the meaning of the quality dates and safety dates specified in these provisions. Provides that funds accepted by the Department shall be deposited into the Food and Drug Safety Fund.

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. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Consumer Protection, Amendment 1 — 72 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 3420 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 6934 (pass) · lower
  • Agriculture — 84 (pass) · lower
  • Consumer Protection — 63 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Cyril Nichols — primary (person)
  • Rachel Ventura — primary (person)
  • Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
  • La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
  • Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-02-17 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Cyril Nichols filing
  • 2023-02-17 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-02-17 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-02-28 Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee referral-committee
  • 2023-03-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 006-003-000
  • 2023-03-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-03-17 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Cyril Nichols amendment-introduction
  • 2023-03-17 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
  • 2023-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; 007-002-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-03-22 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2023-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2023-03-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2023-03-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  • 2023-03-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-034-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-03-27 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2023-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2023 reading-1
  • 2023-03-30 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  • 2023-03-30 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-03-30 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-03-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
  • 2023-04-12 Assigned to Agriculture referral-committee
  • 2023-04-13 Sponsor Removed Sen. Doris Turner
  • 2023-04-27 Do Pass Agriculture; 008-004-000
  • 2023-04-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023 reading-2
  • 2023-05-02 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2023-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  • 2023-05-02 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  • 2023-05-08 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  • 2023-05-10 Third Reading - Passed; 034-020-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-05-10 Passed Both Houses
  • 2023-05-10 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  • 2023-06-08 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2023-06-30 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2023-06-30 Effective Date January 1, 2024
  • 2023-06-30 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0208 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8a81cd5a-be6f-4bff-ad18-0380b576a6da. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).