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IL HB 1607

enacted

ELIMINATE 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

  1. 2025-01-23

    Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper

    filing

  2. 2025-01-28

    First Reading

    reading-1

  3. 2025-01-28

    Referred to Rules Committee

  4. 2025-02-18

    Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-26

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  6. 2025-03-04

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

    amendment-introduction

  7. 2025-03-04

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  8. 2025-03-05

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

  9. 2025-03-10

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

  10. 2025-03-12

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

  11. 2025-03-12

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

  12. 2025-03-12

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

  13. 2025-03-12

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

  14. 2025-03-12

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

    amendment-passage

  15. 2025-03-12

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

  16. 2025-03-13

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  17. 2025-03-13

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

  18. 2025-03-13

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung

  19. 2025-03-13

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  20. 2025-03-13

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

  21. 2025-03-13

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez

  22. 2025-03-13

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

    amendment-introduction

  23. 2025-03-13

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  24. 2025-03-18

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

  25. 2025-03-18

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

  26. 2025-03-19

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith

  27. 2025-03-19

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez

  28. 2025-03-19

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  29. 2025-03-19

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

  30. 2025-03-24

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

    amendment-introduction

  31. 2025-03-24

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

  32. 2025-03-24

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch

  33. 2025-03-25

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

  34. 2025-03-25

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-03-25

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2025-03-26

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  37. 2025-03-26

    Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  38. 2025-04-07

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  39. 2025-04-07

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  40. 2025-04-07

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  41. 2025-04-07

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

    passage,reading-3

  42. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt

  43. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris

  44. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter

  45. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson

  46. 2025-04-07

    Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Yolonda Morris

  47. 2025-04-07

    Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris

  48. 2025-04-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

  49. 2025-04-08

    Arrive in Senate

    introduction

  50. 2025-04-08

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

    reading-1

  51. 2025-04-08

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  52. 2025-04-08

    First Reading

    reading-1

  53. 2025-04-08

    Referred to Assignments

  54. 2025-04-23

    Assigned to Public Health

    referral-committee

  55. 2025-04-29

    Postponed - Public Health

  56. 2025-05-02

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

    amendment-introduction

  57. 2025-05-02

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  58. 2025-05-06

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health

  59. 2025-05-06

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  60. 2025-05-07

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

  61. 2025-05-07

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

    reading-2

  62. 2025-05-14

    Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  63. 2025-05-14

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  64. 2025-05-14

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

  65. 2025-05-14

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio

  66. 2025-05-15

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  67. 2025-05-23

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

  68. 2025-06-01

    3/5 Vote Required

  69. 2025-06-01

    Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000

    passage,reading-3

  70. 2025-06-01

    Arrived in House

    introduction

  71. 2025-06-01

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

  72. 2025-07-01

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

  73. 2025-10-16

    Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000

  74. 2025-10-16

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

  75. 2025-10-16

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

  76. 2025-10-16

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

  77. 2025-10-16

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

  78. 2025-10-28

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

  79. 2025-10-28

    Passed Both Houses

  80. 2025-10-28

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  81. 2025-11-21

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  82. 2025-12-12

    Governor Approved

    executive-signature

  83. 2025-12-12

    Effective Date June 1, 2026

  84. 2025-12-12

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

    became-law

  85. 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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