Bill Status of HB 3063   100th General Assembly

Short Description:  FARMERS MARKETS-COTTAGE FOOD

House Sponsors
Rep. Will Guzzardi-Sonya M. Harper-Keith R. Wheeler-Robyn Gabel, Allen Skillicorn, Anna Moeller, Steven A. Andersson, Silvana Tabares, Camille Y. Lilly, Peter Breen, Dave Severin, Ryan Spain and Litesa E. Wallace

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. David Koehler, Neil Anderson-Linda Holmes and Emil Jones, III-Patricia Van Pelt)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  8/4/2017HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0035

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
410 ILCS 625/3.3
410 ILCS 625/4

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning farmers' markets. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall work with the Farmers' Market Task Force to address farmers' market vendor complaints regarding the reasonableness of local health departments' fees and sanitation provisions. Provides that farmers' market vendors shall provide effective means to maintain potentially hazardous food at a specified temperature. Provides that handwashing stations may be shared by farmers' market vendors. Makes changes to provisions concerning cottage food operations. Changes references from "cottage food operation" to "producer". Makes changes to provisions concerning the regulation of producers. Add provisions concerning the kinds of transactions exempt from specified regulation. Removes provisions concerning potentially hazardous foods. Removes an exemption from provisions concerning the regulation of producers that applies when the gross receipts from the sale of food do not exceed $36,000 in a calendar year. Provides that no later than December 31, 2017, the Department shall include in the Department's cottage food operation application form a statement containing specified content. Makes changes to definitions. Makes other changes.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
410 ILCS 625/3.3
Adds reference to:
410 ILCS 625/3.6

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that "cottage food operation" means an operation conducted by a person who produces or packages (rather than packages non-potentially hazardous) food or drink, other than foods and drinks (rather than food) listed as prohibited in a specified provision of the Act. Provides that a cottage food operation may produce homemade food and drink, provided that a cottage food operation, unless properly licensed, certified, and compliant with all requirements to sell a listed food item under the laws and regulations pertinent to that food item, shall not sell or offer to sell specified food items or processed foods containing specified food items, with certain exceptions. Removes provisions concerning certain non-potentially hazardous foods. Removes an exemption from provisions concerning the regulation of cottage food operations that applies when the gross receipts from the sale of food do not exceed $36,000 in a calendar year. Makes changes in a provision concerning home kitchens to address changes made by the amendment. Makes other changes.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2017HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi
  2/9/2017HouseFirst Reading
  2/9/2017HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/22/2017HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
  2/22/2017HouseAssigned to Business Incentives for Local Communities Committee
  2/24/2017HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  3/8/2017HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
  3/8/2017HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
  3/9/2017HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Business Incentives for Local Communities Committee; 012-000-000
  3/9/2017HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3/9/2017HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  3/13/2017HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  3/21/2017HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Breen
  3/21/2017HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi
  3/21/2017HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/22/2017HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Business Incentives for Local Communities Committee
  3/23/2017HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Business Incentives for Local Communities Committee; 015-000-000
  3/23/2017HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
  3/23/2017HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
  4/4/2017HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4/4/2017HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  4/4/2017HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  4/4/2017HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
  4/5/2017HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
  4/5/2017HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
  4/5/2017HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
  4/6/2017SenateArrive in Senate
  4/6/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  4/6/2017SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  4/6/2017SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
  4/6/2017SenateFirst Reading
  4/6/2017SenateReferred to Assignments
  4/25/2017SenateAssigned to Public Health
  5/3/2017SenatePostponed - Public Health
  5/9/2017SenateDo Pass Public Health; 007-000-000
  5/9/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2017
  5/11/2017SenateSecond Reading
  5/11/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2017
  5/11/2017SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
  5/12/2017SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  5/12/2017SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  5/12/2017SenateThird Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
  5/12/2017HousePassed Both Houses
  6/9/2017HouseSent to the Governor
  8/4/2017HouseGovernor Approved
  8/4/2017HouseEffective Date January 1, 2018
  8/4/2017HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0035

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