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IL HB 1607

enacted

ELIMINATE FOOD DESERTS

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

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Did IL HB 1607 pass?

Yes. IL HB 1607 has been enacted into law. 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
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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

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-17

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura

  2. 2025-12-12

    Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0447

    became-law

  3. 2025-12-12

    Effective Date June 1, 2026

  4. 2025-12-12

    Governor Approved

    executive-signature

  5. 2025-11-21

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  6. 2025-10-28

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  7. 2025-10-28

    Passed Both Houses

  8. 2025-10-28

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 093-019-000

  9. 2025-10-16

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000

  10. 2025-10-16

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

  11. 2025-10-16

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  12. 2025-10-16

    Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1

  13. 2025-10-16

    Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000

  14. 2025-07-01

    Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  15. 2025-06-01

    Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1

  16. 2025-06-01

    Arrived in House

    introduction

  17. 2025-06-01

    Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000

    passage,reading-3

  18. 2025-06-01

    3/5 Vote Required

  19. 2025-05-23

    Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

  20. 2025-05-15

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  21. 2025-05-14

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio

  22. 2025-05-14

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2025

  23. 2025-05-14

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  24. 2025-05-14

    Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  25. 2025-05-07

    Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025

    reading-2

  26. 2025-05-07

    Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000

  27. 2025-05-06

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  28. 2025-05-06

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health

  29. 2025-05-02

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  30. 2025-05-02

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter

    amendment-introduction

  31. 2025-04-29

    Postponed - Public Health

  32. 2025-04-23

    Assigned to Public Health

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Assignments

  34. 2025-04-08

    First Reading

    reading-1

  35. 2025-04-08

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  36. 2025-04-08

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

    reading-1

  37. 2025-04-08

    Arrive in Senate

    introduction

  38. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

  39. 2025-04-07

    Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris

  40. 2025-04-07

    Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Yolonda Morris

  41. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson

  42. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter

  43. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris

  44. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt

  45. 2025-04-07

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-009-000

    passage,reading-3

  46. 2025-04-07

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  47. 2025-04-07

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  48. 2025-04-07

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  49. 2025-03-26

    Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  50. 2025-03-26

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  51. 2025-03-25

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000

    committee-passage-favorable

  52. 2025-03-25

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000

    committee-passage-favorable

  53. 2025-03-25

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee

  54. 2025-03-24

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch

  55. 2025-03-24

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

  56. 2025-03-24

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper

    amendment-introduction

  57. 2025-03-19

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

  58. 2025-03-19

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  59. 2025-03-19

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez

  60. 2025-03-19

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith

  61. 2025-03-18

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee

  62. 2025-03-18

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee

  63. 2025-03-13

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  64. 2025-03-13

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper

    amendment-introduction

  65. 2025-03-13

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez

  66. 2025-03-13

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II

  67. 2025-03-13

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  68. 2025-03-13

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung

  69. 2025-03-13

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

  70. 2025-03-13

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  71. 2025-03-12

    Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000

  72. 2025-03-12

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote

    amendment-passage

  73. 2025-03-12

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

  74. 2025-03-12

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

  75. 2025-03-12

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  76. 2025-03-12

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.

  77. 2025-03-10

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

  78. 2025-03-05

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee

  79. 2025-03-04

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  80. 2025-03-04

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper

    amendment-introduction

  81. 2025-02-26

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  82. 2025-02-18

    Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee

    referral-committee

  83. 2025-01-28

    Referred to Rules Committee

  84. 2025-01-28

    First Reading

    reading-1

  85. 2025-01-23

    Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper

    filing

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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