Illinois Senate Bill 629 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-18 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall conduct an access to nutritious food program to establish and operate projects and strategies that focus on: (1) distribution of fresh and nutritious food; and (2) education in food preparation and nutrition in food deserts. Provides that the Department shall promote the sharing of information concerning best practices and programs, including specified projects, that have proven to be effective in improving distribution of fresh and nutritious food and education in food preparation and nutrition in food deserts. Provides that the Department shall convene an annual meeting of nonprofit organizations and other interested parties to share best practices and information on programs, including specified projects, that have proven to be effective in improving distribution of fresh and nutritious food and education in food preparation and nutrition in food deserts. Defines "food desert" and "program".

ACCESS TO NUTRITION PROGRAM

Sen. Dale Fowler [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-18	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2022-02-10	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As February 18, 2022
2022-01-05	Senate	Re-assigned to Agriculture
2021-04-23	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2021-04-16	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 23, 2021
2021-03-19	Senate	Postponed - Agriculture
2021-03-03	Senate	Assigned to Agriculture
2021-02-24	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-02-24	Senate	First Reading
2021-02-24	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale Fowler

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	205	205-360	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=629&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB0629.htm