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type: "Bill"
title: "DPH-CHILDHOOD HLTH PREV PROG"
description: "Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Establishes the Childhood Health Promotion Program to prevent and reduce the incidence and prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents, especially among populations with high rates of obesity and obesity-related health complications including, but not limited to, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, osteoarthritis, asthma, and other conditions. Provides several features of the Childhood Health Promotion Program. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall periodically collect and analyze information from schools, health and nutrition programs, and other sources to determine the prevalence of childhood obesity in the State. Amends the School Code. Authorizes and encourages every school district and the Chicago Board of Education to establish a Child Nutrition Advisory Committee to study all facets of the current nutritional policies of the district and board including, but not limited to, the goals of the district and board to promote health and proper nutrition, vending machine sales, menu criteria, educational curriculum teaching health nutrition, educational information provided to parents or guardians regarding healthy nutrition and the health risks associated with obesity, opportunities offered to parents or guardians to encourage healthier eating habits to students, and the education provided to teachers and other staff as to the importance of health nutrition."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 612"
citation: "Illinois HB 612 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-01-28"
last_action: "2005-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da130bb0-04a8-4e59-8bb1-bd0d97de9ba6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=612&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15014&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "8e52b59e89bd1918ef19907afaef4067d4a06a616d84681a78d0678ecefb5fec"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 612 (94th) — DPH-CHILDHOOD HLTH PREV PROG
Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Establishes the Childhood Health Promotion Program to prevent and reduce the incidence and prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents, especially among populations with high rates of obesity and obesity-related health complications including, but not limited to, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, osteoarthritis, asthma, and other conditions. Provides several features of the Childhood Health Promotion Program. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall periodically collect and analyze information from schools, health and nutrition programs, and other sources to determine the prevalence of childhood obesity in the State. Amends the School Code. Authorizes and encourages every school district and the Chicago Board of Education to establish a Child Nutrition Advisory Committee to study all facets of the current nutritional policies of the district and board including, but not limited to, the goals of the district and board to promote health and proper nutrition, vending machine sales, menu criteria, educational curriculum teaching health nutrition, educational information provided to parents or guardians regarding healthy nutrition and the health risks associated with obesity, opportunities offered to parents or guardians to encourage healthier eating habits to students, and the education provided to teachers and other staff as to the importance of health nutrition.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0612&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15014&DocNum=612&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0612eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15014&DocNum=612&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0612enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15014&DocNum=612&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1131** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **571** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Lovana Jones — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Delgado `filing`
- **2005-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2005-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2005-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2005-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2005-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2005-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-04-20** Postponed - Health & Human Services
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2005-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2005
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 008-000-000
- **2005-05-19** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2005-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2005-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Trotter `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 057-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2005-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2005-05-24** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Human Services Committee; 010-000-000
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2005-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-02** Effective Date August 2, 2005
- **2005-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0407 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da130bb0-04a8-4e59-8bb1-bd0d97de9ba6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).