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Bill	BABY FOODS-TOXIC HEAVY METALS	Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that on and after January 1, 2026, a person may not sell, distribute, or offer for sale baby food in the State that contains toxic heavy metals that exceed the limits established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Defines "toxic heavy metal" as arsenic, cadmium, lead, or mercury and defines other terms. Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, each manufacturer of baby food shall test a representative sample of each production aggregate of the manufacturer's final baby food product for each toxic heavy metal. Requires monthly testing. Beginning January 1, 2027, requires each manufacturer of baby food to make certain information publicly available. Provides that if a consumer believes, based on information gathered through the use of the code included on the baby food product label, that baby food is being sold in the State with toxic heavy metals that exceed limits established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the consumer may report that baby food to the Department of Public Health.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	104th	SB 73	Illinois SB 73 (104th)	bill		enacted	Laura Fine Tracy Katz Muhl	5	66	8	2025-01-13	2025-08-15	openstates	ocd-bill/31c540b3-6225-44dc-8789-7f204491f852	https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=73&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=157179&SessionID=114	e47cfeb008168db4211dc6bc3065b662dfe34cfd30c15557a4e56613b2c15222	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 73 (104th) — BABY FOODS-TOXIC HEAVY METALS

Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that on and after January 1, 2026, a person may not sell, distribute, or offer for sale baby food in the State that contains toxic heavy metals that exceed the limits established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Defines "toxic heavy metal" as arsenic, cadmium, lead, or mercury and defines other terms. Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, each manufacturer of baby food shall test a representative sample of each production aggregate of the manufacturer's final baby food product for each toxic heavy metal. Requires monthly testing. Beginning January 1, 2027, requires each manufacturer of baby food to make certain information publicly available. Provides that if a consumer believes, based on information gathered through the use of the code included on the baby food product label, that baby food is being sold in the State with toxic heavy metals that exceed limits established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the consumer may report that baby food to the Department of Public Health.

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. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Public Health — 9–0 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 57–0 (pass) · upper
• Public Health — 9–0 (pass) · upper
• Public Health, Amendment 1 — 9–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 52–0 (pass) · upper
• Public Health, Amendment 1 — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Public Health — 9–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Laura Fine — primary (person)
• Tracy Katz Muhl — primary (person)
• Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
• Craig Wilcox — cosponsor (person)
• Darby A. Hills — cosponsor (person)
• Graciela Guzmán — cosponsor (person)
• Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
• Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
• Jason R. Bunting — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer Sanalitro — cosponsor (person)
• John F. Curran — cosponsor (person)
• Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
• Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
• Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
• Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
• Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
• Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick Sheehan — cosponsor (person)
• Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
• Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
• Steve McClure — cosponsor (person)
• William E Hauter — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-01-13 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine filing
• 2025-01-13 First Reading reading-1
• 2025-01-13 Referred to Assignments
• 2025-01-17 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
• 2025-01-22 Assigned to Public Health referral-committee
• 2025-02-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2025-02-26 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
• 2025-02-26 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
• 2025-03-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
• 2025-03-07 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
• 2025-03-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2025-03-19 Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 009-000-000
• 2025-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 reading-2
• 2025-03-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
• 2025-03-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
• 2025-04-01 Second Reading reading-2
• 2025-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2025
• 2025-04-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
• 2025-04-04 Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2025-04-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
• 2025-04-04 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
• 2025-04-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
• 2025-04-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills
• 2025-04-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
• 2025-04-04 Arrived in House introduction
• 2025-04-04 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
• 2025-04-07 First Reading reading-1
• 2025-04-07 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2025-04-17 Assigned to Public Health Committee referral-committee
• 2025-04-21 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
• 2025-04-24 Do Pass / Short Debate Public Health Committee; 009-000-000
• 2025-04-24 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2025-04-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl amendment-introduction
• 2025-04-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2025-04-29 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Health Committee
• 2025-05-01 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
• 2025-05-01 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Public Health Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-05-05 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2025-05-13 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2025-05-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2025-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2025-05-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2025-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
• 2025-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
• 2025-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
• 2025-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting
• 2025-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
• 2025-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter
• 2025-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
• 2025-05-21 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
• 2025-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2025
• 2025-05-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
• 2025-05-27 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
• 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Laura Fine filing
• 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
• 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Public Health
• 2025-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 007-000-000
• 2025-05-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
• 2025-05-31 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2025-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
• 2025-05-31 Senate Concurs
• 2025-05-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2025-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2025-08-15 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2025-08-15 Effective Date January 1, 2026
• 2025-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0345 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/31c540b3-6225-44dc-8789-7f204491f852. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).