republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/sb-1957.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCHOOLS-BREAKFAST PROGRAMS"
description: "Amends the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act and the Childhood Hunger Relief Act. Makes changes concerning the 3 components of the breakfast incentive program, including changing one of the components to a non-traditional breakfast incentive. Provides that in 2010 (instead of 2001) and in each subsequent year, the State Board of Education shall provide to the Governor and the General Assembly, by a date not later than April 1 (instead of March 1), a report concerning schools and free, reduced price, and paid breakfasts and lunches; makes changes with respect to the content of the report. Makes changes concerning the school breakfast program under the Childhood Hunger Relief Act, including when and at which schools the program must be implemented and operated and opting out a school or schools from the school breakfast program requirement. Effective July 1, 2009."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1957"
citation: "Illinois SB 1957 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7f33d7a-0631-4276-9d2a-21cbc2c2b960"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1957&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44860&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "eee896e921264820852f30cdf967fa7f32062a6b1f929fe71b265e080521c7b5"
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 SB 1957 (96th) — SCHOOLS-BREAKFAST PROGRAMS

Amends the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act and the Childhood Hunger Relief Act. Makes changes concerning the 3 components of the breakfast incentive program, including changing one of the components to a non-traditional breakfast incentive. Provides that in 2010 (instead of 2001) and in each subsequent year, the State Board of Education shall provide to the Governor and the General Assembly, by a date not later than April 1 (instead of March 1), a report concerning schools and free, reduced price, and paid breakfasts and lunches; makes changes with respect to the content of the report. Makes changes concerning the school breakfast program under the Childhood Hunger Relief Act, including when and at which schools the program must be implemented and operated and opting out a school or schools from the school breakfast program requirement. Effective July 1, 2009.

## 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=09600SB1957&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44860&DocNum=1957&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1957eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44860&DocNum=1957&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1957enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44860&DocNum=1957&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Constance A. Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Deanna Demuzio — primary (person)
- Elizabeth Coulson — cosponsor (person)
- LaShawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
- **2009-03-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2009-04-20** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2009-04-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2009-04-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2009-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-07** Effective Date August 7, 2009
- **2009-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0158 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7f33d7a-0631-4276-9d2a-21cbc2c2b960`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).