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Bill	FOOD ANIMAL INSTITUTE	Creates the David A. Wirsing Food Animal Institute Act. Establishes the David A. Wirsing Food Animal Institute to review and encourage research and to disseminate information about the food animal industry. Provides that the Institute is governed by a Board appointed by the Governor. Sets forth the powers of the Institute. Requires the Institute to annually report to the Governor, the Clerk of the House, and the Secretary of Senate. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Food Animal Institute Fund, a special fund within the State treasury to be appropriated for the Institute's activities. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	HB 4769	Illinois HB 4769 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	34	2	2004-02-04	2004-08-06	openstates	ocd-bill/d22c82e1-3e04-42ce-bebc-bcb29403419e	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4769&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=9391&SessionID=3&GA=93	7812053db613ffe59847b937064bea7e04a0dedc7668b99f969cf1c398e29f46	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4769 (93rd) — FOOD ANIMAL INSTITUTE

Creates the David A. Wirsing Food Animal Institute Act. Establishes the David A. Wirsing Food Animal Institute to review and encourage research and to disseminate information about the food animal industry. Provides that the Institute is governed by a Board appointed by the Governor. Sets forth the powers of the Institute. Requires the Institute to annually report to the Governor, the Clerk of the House, and the Secretary of Senate. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Food Animal Institute Fund, a special fund within the State treasury to be appropriated for the Institute's activities. Effective immediately.

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• John O. Jones — cosponsor (person)
• Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2004-02-04 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard filing
• 2004-02-04 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
• 2004-02-04 First Reading reading-1
• 2004-02-04 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2004-02-09 Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation Committee referral-committee
• 2004-02-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
• 2004-02-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
• 2004-02-19 Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture and Conservation Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2004-02-19 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2004-02-20 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2004-02-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2004-02-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2004-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2004-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
• 2004-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2004-02-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2004-02-24 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2004-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 25, 2004 reading-1
• 2004-03-04 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
• 2004-03-04 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski
• 2004-03-04 First Reading reading-1
• 2004-03-04 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2004-03-23 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
• 2004-03-25 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation referral-committee
• 2004-03-31 Do Pass Agriculture & Conservation; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2004-03-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2004
• 2004-04-22 Second Reading reading-2
• 2004-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2004
• 2004-05-13 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2004-05-13 Passed Both Houses
• 2004-06-11 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2004-08-06 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2004-08-06 Effective Date August 6, 2004
• 2004-08-06 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0883 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d22c82e1-3e04-42ce-bebc-bcb29403419e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).