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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.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Consumer Protection, Amendment 1 — 7–2 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 34–20 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 69–34 (pass) · lower
- Agriculture — 8–4 (pass) · lower
- Consumer Protection — 6–3 (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).