IL HB 1607
enactedELIMINATE FOOD DESERTS
Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower
Quick answers
Did IL HB 1607 pass?
Yes. IL HB 1607 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-17. Latest recorded action (2026-03-17): Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
What is IL HB 1607 about?
IL HB 1607 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “ELIMINATE FOOD DESERTS”.
Who sponsors IL HB 1607?
Mattie Hunter, Sonya M. Harper are the primary sponsors of IL HB 1607, joined by 25 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-04
- Latest action
- 2026-03-17 — Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Mattie Hunterprimary
- Sonya M. Harperprimary
- La Shawn K. Fordcosponsor
- Carol Ammonscosponsor
- Yolonda Morriscosponsor
- Camille Y. Lillycosponsor
- Michael Crawfordcosponsor
- Debbie Meyers-Martincosponsor
- Sharon Chungcosponsor
- Joyce Masoncosponsor
- Maurice A. West, IIcosponsor
- Norma Hernandezcosponsor
- Nicholas K. Smithcosponsor
- Lilian Jiménezcosponsor
- Kevin John Olickalcosponsor
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr.cosponsor
- Emanuel "Chris" Welchcosponsor
- Kevin Schmidtcosponsor
- Justin Slaughtercosponsor
- Gregg Johnsoncosponsor
- Lisa Daviscosponsor
- Nicolle Grassecosponsor
- David Koehlercosponsor
- Mike Porfiriocosponsor
- Graciela Guzmáncosponsor
- Rachel Venturacosponsor
- Edgar González, Jr.cosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-23
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
filing
2025-01-28
First Reading
reading-1
2025-01-28
Referred to Rules Committee
2025-02-18
Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
referral-committee
2025-02-26
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
2025-03-04
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
amendment-introduction
2025-03-04
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2025-03-05
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2025-03-10
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
2025-03-12
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
2025-03-12
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
2025-03-12
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2025-03-12
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
2025-03-12
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage
2025-03-12
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000
2025-03-13
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-13
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
2025-03-13
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
2025-03-13
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2025-03-13
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
2025-03-13
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
2025-03-13
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
amendment-introduction
2025-03-13
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2025-03-18
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2025-03-18
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2025-03-19
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
2025-03-19
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2025-03-19
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
2025-03-19
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
2025-03-24
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
amendment-introduction
2025-03-24
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
2025-03-24
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
2025-03-25
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
2025-03-25
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-25
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-26
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-26
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-04-07
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage
2025-04-07
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
amendment-passage
2025-04-07
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2025-04-07
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-009-000
passage,reading-3
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
2025-04-07
Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Yolonda Morris
2025-04-07
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
2025-04-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
2025-04-08
Arrive in Senate
introduction
2025-04-08
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-08
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2025-04-08
First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-08
Referred to Assignments
2025-04-23
Assigned to Public Health
referral-committee
2025-04-29
Postponed - Public Health
2025-05-02
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
amendment-introduction
2025-05-02
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2025-05-06
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
2025-05-06
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage
2025-05-07
Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000
2025-05-07
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025
reading-2
2025-05-14
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
2025-05-14
Second Reading
reading-2
2025-05-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2025
2025-05-14
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
2025-05-15
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
2025-05-23
Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
2025-06-01
3/5 Vote Required
2025-06-01
Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
passage,reading-3
2025-06-01
Arrived in House
introduction
2025-06-01
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
2025-07-01
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2025-10-16
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
2025-10-16
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
2025-10-16
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sonya M. Harper
2025-10-16
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
2025-10-16
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
2025-10-28
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 093-019-000
2025-10-28
Passed Both Houses
2025-10-28
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
2025-11-21
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-12-12
Governor Approved
executive-signature
2025-12-12
Effective Date June 1, 2026
2025-12-12
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0447
became-law
2026-03-17
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Versions
Documents
Votes
Agriculture & Conservation
2025-03-12 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Chung, Sharon: yes
- Briel, Amy: yes
- Grasse, Nicolle: yes
- Gill, Mary: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Harper, Sonya M: yes
- Meier, Charles: yes
- Jacobs, Paul: yes
- Swanson, Dan: yes
Agriculture & Conservation, Amendment 3
2025-03-25 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Chung, Sharon: yes
- Briel, Amy: yes
- Grasse, Nicolle: yes
- Gill, Mary: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Harper, Sonya M: yes
- Rosenthal, Wayne A: yes
- Meier, Charles: yes
- Swanson, Dan: yes
Agriculture & Conservation, Amendment 2
2025-03-25 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Chung, Sharon: yes
- Briel, Amy: yes
- Grasse, Nicolle: yes
- Gill, Mary: yes
- Harper, Sonya M: yes
- Rosenthal, Wayne A: yes
- Meier, Charles: yes
- Swanson, Dan: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: not voting
Third Reading
2025-04-07 · pass · 95-9
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Niemerg: yes
- Haas: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Ortíz, Aarón: yes
- Hammond: yes
- Blair-Sherlock: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Hanson: yes
- Briel: yes
- Reick: yes
- Harper: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Hauter: yes
- Bunting: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Cabello: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Hernandez, Lisa: yes
- Canty: yes
- Sanalitro: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Cassidy: yes
- Hirschauer: yes
- Chung: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Coffey: yes
- Schweizer: yes
- Huynh: yes
- Costa Howard: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Sheehan: yes
- Crespo: yes
- Slaughter: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Croke: yes
- Smith: yes
- Katz Muhl: yes
- Spain: yes
- Keicher: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Stava-Murray: yes
- Davis, Will: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Deering: yes
- Stuart: yes
- La Ha: yes
- Delgado: yes
- Swanson: yes
- LaPointe: yes
- DeLuca: yes
- Syed: yes
- Deuter: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Mah: yes
- Didech: yes
- Tipsword: yes
- Manley: yes
- Du Buclet: yes
- Mason: yes
- Elik: yes
- Vella: yes
- Evans: yes
- Walsh: yes
- McCombie: yes
- Faver Dias: yes
- Ford: yes
- Meier: yes
- West: yes
- Meyers-Martin: yes
- Fritts: yes
- Gabel: yes
- Williams, Ann: yes
- Moeller: yes
- Gill: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Moore: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz: yes
- Windhorst: yes
- Morgan: yes
- González, Edgar: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Moylan: yes
- Grant: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Severin: no
- Jacobs: no
- Davis, Jed: no
- Ugaste: no
- McLaughlin: no
- Weber: no
- Friess: no
- Wilhour: no
- Miller: no
- Ammons: excused
- Benton: excused
- Scherer: excused
- Hoffman: excused
- Jiménez: excused
- Jones: excused
- Kelly: excused
- Kifowit: excused
- Lilly: excused
- Mayfield: excused
- Weaver: excused
- Halbrook: not voting
- Davidsmeyer: not voting
- Sosnowski: not voting
Public Health
2025-05-06 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Chesney, Andrew S: yes
- Arellano Jr., Li: yes
- Fine, Laura: yes
- Feigenholtz, Sara: yes
- Guzmán, Graciela: yes
- Simmons, Mike: yes
- Koehler, David: yes
- Ventura, Rachel: yes
- Hunter, Mattie: not voting
- Syverson, Dave: not voting
Third Reading
2025-05-31 · pass · 55-0
Member-level votes (58)
- Simmons: yes
- Joyce: yes
- Faraci: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Sims: yes
- Koehler: yes
- Feigenholtz: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Stadelman: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Arellano, L.: yes
- Fowler: yes
- Tracy: yes
- Loughran Cappel: yes
- Glowiak Hilton: yes
- Belt: yes
- Turner, D.: yes
- Martwick: yes
- Guzmán: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Turner, S.: yes
- McClure: yes
- Halpin: yes
- Castro: yes
- Ventura: yes
- Morrison: yes
- Harris, N.: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Villa: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Harriss, E.: yes
- Chesney: yes
- Villanueva: yes
- Peters: yes
- Hastings: yes
- Collins: yes
- Villivalam: yes
- Plummer: yes
- Hills: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Walker: yes
- Porfirio: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Curran: yes
- Wilcox: yes
- Preston: yes
- Hunter: yes
- DeWitte: yes
- Rezin: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Edly-Allen: yes
- Rose: yes
- Jones, E.: yes
- Ellman: yes
- Fine: not voting
- Syverson: not voting
- Lightford: not voting
- Balkema: not voting
Concurrence
2025-10-28 · pass · 93-19
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Ammons: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Haas: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Benton: yes
- Ortíz: yes
- Blair-Sherlock: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Hanson: yes
- Briel: yes
- Reick: yes
- Harper: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Bunting: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Hernandez, Lisa: yes
- Canty: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Cassidy: yes
- Scherer: yes
- Hirschauer: yes
- Chung: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Hoffman: yes
- Coffey: yes
- Schweizer: yes
- Huynh: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Crespo: yes
- Jiménez: yes
- Croke: yes
- Slaughter: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Jones: yes
- Katz Muhl: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Spain: yes
- Keicher: yes
- Davis, Will: yes
- Stava: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Deering: yes
- Kifowit: yes
- DeLaRosa: yes
- Stuart: yes
- La Ha: yes
- Delgado: yes
- Swanson: yes
- LaPointe: yes
- DeLuca: yes
- Syed: yes
- Lilly: yes
- Deuter: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Mah: yes
- Didech: yes
- Manley: yes
- Du Buclet: yes
- Elik: yes
- Vella: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Evans: yes
- Walsh: yes
- McCombie: yes
- Faver Dias: yes
- Ford: yes
- Meier: yes
- West: yes
- Meyers-Martin: yes
- Fritts: yes
- Gabel: yes
- Williams, Ann: yes
- Moeller: yes
- Gill: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz: yes
- Windhorst: yes
- Morgan: yes
- González: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Niemerg: no
- Halbrook: no
- Hammond: no
- Hauter: no
- Cabello: no
- Sanalitro: no
- Severin: no
- Jacobs: no
- Davis, Jed: no
- Sosnowski: no
- Tipsword: no
- Ugaste: no
- McLaughlin: no
- Weber: no
- Friess: no
- Wilhour: no
- Miller: no
- Moore: no
- Grant: no
- Stephens: excused
- Mason: excused
- Weaver: excused
- Moylan: excused
- Sheehan: not voting
- Davidsmeyer: not voting
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