Date	Chamber	Action
1/7/2025	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

505 ILCS 10/1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Agricultural Experiences Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

House Floor Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	505 ILCS 10/1

	Adds reference to:
	New Act

30 ILCS 105/5.990 new

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Act. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of Agriculture shall develop and administer an annual Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program to enhance local food processing, aggregation, and distribution within the State. Establishes eligibility requirements for the grants. Provides that all grant funding must be used for the purchasing, leasing to own, renting, building, or installation of infrastructure that will increase market access of Illinois communities to Illinois agricultural products. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department shall create an independent Local Food Infrastructure Steering Committee to guide the implementation and evaluation of the grant. Provides that the committee shall be selected by the Director. Provides that the committee shall include, but is not limited to, at least 3 farmers, including one specialty crop farmer, one livestock farmer, and one farmer of color; one representative from the local food processing industry, one representative from a non-profit organization serving farmers of color, one representative from a non-profit organization serving farmers at large, and one representative from the Department. Provides that the Director must file with the Governor and General Assembly, and publish publicly on or before March 1 of each year, a written report detailing the impact of the Local Food Infrastructure Grant for the previous calendar year. The report must include a complete list of (1) all applications for grants under the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program during the previous calendar year; (2) all persons that were awarded the Local Food Infrastructure Grant and the nature and amount of their awards in the previous calendar year; and (3) the economic impact of the grant from the previous calendar year, which may include jobs created, local food sales increases, and communities served. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
12/5/2022	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
1/12/2023	House	First Reading
1/12/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/23/2023	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
3/1/2023	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
3/1/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
3/16/2023	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/16/2023	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate **
3/27/2023	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
4/17/2023	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sonya M. Harper
4/18/2023	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
4/18/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/18/2023	House	Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
4/18/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
4/18/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/18/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
4/25/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000
4/26/2023	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
5/3/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
5/3/2023	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/3/2023	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-015-000
5/4/2023	Senate	Arrive in Senate
5/4/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
5/4/2023	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
5/4/2023	Senate	First Reading
5/4/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
5/9/2023	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations
5/9/2023	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
5/9/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
5/10/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
5/11/2023	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
5/11/2023	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 21, 2023
5/12/2023	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
5/19/2023	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
5/26/2023	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/7/2025	House	Session Sine Die

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