IL HB 4859
enactedSCH CD-UNUSED FOOD SHARING
Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did IL HB 4859 pass?
Yes. IL HB 4859 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-31): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0684
What is IL HB 4859 about?
IL HB 4859 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “SCH CD-UNUSED FOOD SHARING”.
Who sponsors IL HB 4859?
Janet Yang Rohr, Laura Ellman are the primary sponsors of IL HB 4859, joined by 5 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-10
- Latest action
- 2026-07-31 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0684
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Janet Yang Rohrprimary
- Laura Ellmanprimary
- Maura Hirschauercosponsor
- Theresa Mahcosponsor
- Debbie Meyers-Martincosponsor
- Laura Faver Diascosponsor
- Suzanne M. Nesscosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-07-31
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0684
became-law
2026-07-31
Effective Date August 1, 2027
2026-07-31
Governor Approved
executive-signature
2026-06-18
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-05-21
Passed Both Houses
2026-05-21
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
passage,reading-3
2026-05-19
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
2026-04-30
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2026
2026-04-30
Second Reading
reading-2
2026-04-29
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2026
reading-2
2026-04-29
Do Pass Education; 013-000-000
2026-04-27
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura Ellman
2026-04-22
Assigned to Education
referral-committee
2026-04-10
Referred to Assignments
2026-04-10
First Reading
reading-1
2026-04-10
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
2026-04-10
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1
2026-04-10
Arrive in Senate
introduction
2026-04-09
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
2026-04-09
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
2026-04-09
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2026-04-09
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-001-000
passage,reading-3
2026-04-08
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2026-04-08
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2026-03-20
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2026-03-20
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
2026-03-20
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
2026-03-19
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000
2026-03-04
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
referral-committee
2026-02-06
Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-06
First Reading
reading-1
2026-02-03
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter
2026-03-19 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Friess, David: yes
- Didech, Daniel: yes
- La Ha, Nicole: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica: yes
- Morgan, Bob: yes
- Moeller, Anna: yes
- Sosnowski, Joe C: yes
- Scherer, Sue: yes
- Yang Rohr, Janet: yes
Third Reading
2026-04-09 · pass · 97-1
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Ammons: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Niemerg: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Haas: yes
- Benton: yes
- Ortíz: yes
- Halbrook: yes
- Blair-Sherlock: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Briel: yes
- Reick: yes
- Hanson: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Harper: yes
- Bunting: yes
- Cabello: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Canty: yes
- Sanalitro: yes
- Cassidy: yes
- Scherer: yes
- Hernandez, Norma: yes
- Chung: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Hirschauer: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Schweizer: yes
- Hoffman: yes
- Coffey: yes
- Severin: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Sheehan: yes
- Slaughter: yes
- Jiménez: yes
- Croke: yes
- Smith: yes
- Spain: yes
- Katz Muhl: yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Stava: yes
- Keicher: yes
- Davis, Will: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Deering: yes
- Stuart: yes
- Kifowit: yes
- DeLaRosa: yes
- Swanson: yes
- La Ha: yes
- Syed: yes
- LaPointe: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Lilly: yes
- Deuter: yes
- Mah: yes
- Didech: yes
- Ugaste: yes
- Manley: yes
- Du Buclet: yes
- Vella: yes
- Mason: yes
- Elik: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- McCombie: yes
- Faver Dias: yes
- Weber: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- West: yes
- Meier: yes
- Friess: yes
- Meyers-Martin: yes
- Williams, Ann: yes
- Miller: yes
- Gabel: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Moeller: yes
- Gill: yes
- Windhorst: yes
- Moore: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morgan: yes
- González: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Grant: yes
- Fritts: no
- Hammond: excused
- Rosenthal: excused
- Hauter: excused
- Hernandez, Lisa: excused
- Huynh: excused
- Jacobs: excused
- Johnson: excused
- Davidsmeyer: excused
- Sosnowski: excused
- Jones: excused
- Kelly: excused
- Delgado: excused
- DeLuca: excused
- Tipsword: excused
- Evans: excused
- Weaver: excused
- Ford: excused
- Wilhour: excused
- Davis, Jed: not voting
- Crespo: absent
Education
2026-04-28 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Belt, Christopher: yes
- Balkema, Chris: yes
- Edly-Allen, Mary: yes
- DeWitte, Donald P: yes
- Johnson, Adriane: yes
- Fowler, Dale: yes
- Loughran Cappel, Meg: yes
- Lightford, Kimberly A: yes
- Porfirio, Mike: yes
- Turner, Doris: yes
- Rose, Chapin: yes
- Villivalam, Ram: yes
- Villa, Karina: yes
- Preston, Willie: not voting
- Wilcox, Craig: not voting
Third Reading
2026-05-21 · pass · 59-0
Member-level votes (58)
- Simmons: yes
- Joyce: yes
- Faraci: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Sims: yes
- Koehler: yes
- Feigenholtz: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Stadelman: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Fine: yes
- Arellano, L.: yes
- Syverson: yes
- Lightford: yes
- Fowler: yes
- Balkema: 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
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