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type: "Bill"
title: "HUNGER-FREE STUDENTS"
description: "Creates the Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act. Provides that every school in this State shall provide a federally reimbursable lunch to a student of that school who requests the lunch, regardless of whether the student has the ability to pay for the lunch or owes money for earlier lunches. Provides that if a student owes money for 5 or more lunches, a school shall reach out to the parent or guardian of the student to attempt collection of the owed money and to request that the parent or guardian enroll the student in a free or reduced-price lunch program. Provides that a school may not publicly identify or stigmatize a student who cannot pay for a lunch or who owes money for lunches. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2428"
citation: "Illinois SB 2428 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e42b452-7326-45cc-a540-77d400fa04d0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2428&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=108990&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "c58b0fc2696e86424da5698e6943fbf24b685c10e108b5424b6bc98a31bac658"
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 2428 (100th) — HUNGER-FREE STUDENTS
Creates the Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act. Provides that every school in this State shall provide a federally reimbursable lunch to a student of that school who requests the lunch, regardless of whether the student has the ability to pay for the lunch or owes money for earlier lunches. Provides that if a student owes money for 5 or more lunches, a school shall reach out to the parent or guardian of the student to attempt collection of the owed money and to request that the parent or guardian enroll the student in a free or reduced-price lunch program. Provides that a school may not publicly identify or stigmatize a student who cannot pay for a lunch or who owes money for lunches. Effective immediately.
## 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=10000SB2428&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108990&DocNum=2428&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2428eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108990&DocNum=2428&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2428enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=108990&DocNum=2428&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **6644** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **4510** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **419** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Melissa Conyears-Ervin — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Stadelman — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-30** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman `filing`
- **2018-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-01-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Postponed - Education
- **2018-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2018-03-14** Postponed - Education
- **2018-04-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2018-04-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-11** Do Pass as Amended Education; 009-002-001 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2018
- **2018-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 24, 2018
- **2018-04-27** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2018 `reading-3`
- **2018-05-01** Third Reading - Passed; 041-009-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2018-05-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2018-05-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2018-05-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-05-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2018-05-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 011-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Litesa E. Wallace `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2018-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2018-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-21** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2018-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2018-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
- **2018-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K Smith
- **2018-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2018-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2018-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2018-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2018-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-044-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-23** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2018-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 24, 2018
- **2018-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Steve Stadelman `filing`
- **2018-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- **2018-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2018-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 008-000-000
- **2018-05-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2018-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 045-010-000
- **2018-05-30** Senate Concurs
- **2018-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2018
- **2018-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1092 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e42b452-7326-45cc-a540-77d400fa04d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).