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type: "Bill"
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title: "PUB HEALTH-HONEY EXEMPT"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Criminal Code of 1961 to include in the definition of \"raw agricultural commodity\", honey that is in the comb or that is removed from the comb and in an unadulterated condition. Further amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to provide that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, the Department of Public Health may not regulate honey that is in the comb or that is removed from the comb and in an unadulterated condition. Provides that both forms of honey are exempt from the provisions of the Act. Amends the Sanitary Food Preparation Act. Sets forth a definition of \"honey house\". Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, the Department of Public Health may not regulate honey that is in the comb or that is removed from the comb and in an unadulterated condition. Provides that both forms of honey are exempt from the provisions of the Act. Provides that if a producer is engaged in the sale of honey at a local market and packs or sells less than 500 gallons of honey produced in this State per year, then the Department may not regulate or inspect the producer's honey house."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "SB 2959"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2959 (96th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2010-01-28"
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last_action: "2010-07-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16a6a9fb-46dd-44d2-9412-3dfe181224bd"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2959&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=50071&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "6ba8008f0ca319f72ca66d22bdf2bbc7bd5f10fa7a5f312098c37045feb10ef3"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 2959 (96th) — PUB HEALTH-HONEY EXEMPT
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Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Criminal Code of 1961 to include in the definition of "raw agricultural commodity", honey that is in the comb or that is removed from the comb and in an unadulterated condition. Further amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to provide that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, the Department of Public Health may not regulate honey that is in the comb or that is removed from the comb and in an unadulterated condition. Provides that both forms of honey are exempt from the provisions of the Act. Amends the Sanitary Food Preparation Act. Sets forth a definition of "honey house". Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, the Department of Public Health may not regulate honey that is in the comb or that is removed from the comb and in an unadulterated condition. Provides that both forms of honey are exempt from the provisions of the Act. Provides that if a producer is engaged in the sale of honey at a local market and packs or sells less than 500 gallons of honey produced in this State per year, then the Department may not regulate or inspect the producer's honey house.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2959&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50071&DocNum=2959&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2959eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50071&DocNum=2959&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB2959enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=50071&DocNum=2959&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **50–2** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- David Luechtefeld — primary (person)
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- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
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- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
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- William B. Black — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2010-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Luechtefeld `filing`
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- **2010-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2010-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2010-02-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
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- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation `referral-committee`
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- **2010-02-17** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2010-02-23** Held in Agriculture and Conservation
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- **2010-02-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
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- **2010-02-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
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- **2010-02-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
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- **2010-03-03** Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2010
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- **2010-03-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2010
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- **2010-03-12** Third Reading - Passed; 050-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2010-03-12** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2010-03-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
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- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2010-03-12** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2010-03-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2010-03-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2010-03-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
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- **2010-03-22** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2010-04-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
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- **2010-04-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2010-04-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2010-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
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- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
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- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
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- **2010-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2010-04-15** Passed Both Houses
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- **2010-05-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2010-07-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2010-07-13** Effective Date January 1, 2011
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- **2010-07-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1028 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16a6a9fb-46dd-44d2-9412-3dfe181224bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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