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type: "Bill"
title: "DCEO - FOOD SYS POLICY COUNCIL"
description: "Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law. Authorizes the Department to form the Illinois Food Systems Policy Council. Provides that the Council's purposes are to develop policies around food access and security, improve individual health and well-being, promote economic incentives for Illinois farmers, agri-businesses, and other private enterprises, and encourage public/private partnerships around healthy food options. Sets out certain entities that must be represented on the Council. Requires the Department to administer the Council. Requires the Council to make annual reports to the General Assembly."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 211"
citation: "Illinois HB 211 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-13"
last_action: "2005-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db026b50-4fc3-4371-8903-63b6a1756537"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=211&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14424&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "06824cf8be4fa1176ccf764281bea778db53e53f96d1175148c010b7741fba6c"
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 211 (94th) — DCEO - FOOD SYS POLICY COUNCIL
Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law. Authorizes the Department to form the Illinois Food Systems Policy Council. Provides that the Council's purposes are to develop policies around food access and security, improve individual health and well-being, promote economic incentives for Illinois farmers, agri-businesses, and other private enterprises, and encourage public/private partnerships around healthy food options. Sets out certain entities that must be represented on the Council. Requires the Department to administer the Council. Requires the Council to make annual reports to the General Assembly.
## 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=09400HB0211&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14424&DocNum=211&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0211eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14424&DocNum=211&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0211enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14424&DocNum=211&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1161** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Arthur J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-01-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Delgado `filing`
- **2005-01-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-26** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2005-02-02** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2005-02-08** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Delgado `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2005-03-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 17, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-03-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-17** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Commerce & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2005-04-21** Do Pass Commerce & Economic Development; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2005
- **2005-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2005-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2005-05-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
- **2005-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-06-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-06-27** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-06-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0077 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db026b50-4fc3-4371-8903-63b6a1756537`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).