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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2944
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Dan Rutherford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that neither the Department of Public Health nor the health department of a unit of local government may regulate the serving of food that is brought to a potluck event sponsored by a group of individuals or a religious, charitable, or nonprofit organization by individuals attending the potluck event for consumption at the potluck event. Provides that: a group or organization sponsoring a potluck event may advertise the potluck event to the public through any means; individuals who are not members of a group or organization sponsoring a potluck event may attend the potluck event and consume the food at the event; no fee may be charged for admission to a potluck event nor may food be sold at a potluck event; a business establishment dealing in the sale of food items may not sponsor a potluck event; and potluck event food may not be brought into the kitchen of a business establishment dealing in the sale of food items.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2944 |
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| AN ACT concerning public health.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act is |
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| amended by adding Section 3.1 as follows:
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| (410 ILCS 625/3.1 new) |
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| Sec. 3.1. Potluck events. Notwithstanding any other |
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| provision of law, neither the Department of Public Health nor |
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| the health department of a unit of local government may |
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| regulate the serving of food that is brought to a potluck event |
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| sponsored by a group of individuals or a religious, charitable, |
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| or nonprofit organization by individuals attending the potluck |
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| event for consumption at the potluck event. A group or |
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| organization sponsoring a potluck event may advertise the |
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| potluck event to the public through any means. Individuals who |
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| are not members of a group or organization sponsoring a potluck |
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| event may attend the potluck event and consume the food at the |
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| event. No fee may be charged for admission to a potluck event |
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| that is exempt from regulation under this Section, nor may food |
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| be sold at a potluck event that is exempt from regulation under |
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| this Section. A business establishment dealing in the sale of |
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| food items may not sponsor a potluck event. Potluck event food |
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| may not be brought into the kitchen of a business establishment |
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| dealing in the sale of food items.
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