Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SR0255

Home

Legislation & Laws

Senate

House

My Legislation

Site Map

Previous General Assemblies

Bill Status of SR0255 99th General Assembly

Full Text Votes Witness Slips View All Actions Printer-Friendly Version

Short Description: URGE CONGRESS-FOOD LABELING

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Christine Radogno - Pamela J. Althoff, Matt Murphy, Michael Connelly and Sue Rezin

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2017	Senate	Session Sine Die

Synopsis As Introduced
Urges Congress to direct the clarification of national food labeling standards. Shows support for meaningful consumer education and for measures that provide consumers with a reasonable means of identifying food products that may or may not have been developed using bioengineering. Encourages food manufacturers to further study ways to inform consumers about food choices, as long as the information provided is truthful and not misleading. Urges all Illinois State agencies to suspend any and all action with regards to state-specific food labeling requirements until guidance is received from the federal government.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
3/26/2015	Senate	Filed with Secretary
3/26/2015	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/27/2015	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
4/22/2015	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
4/22/2015	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
4/22/2015	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
1/10/2017	Senate	Session Sine Die

×