# Illinois HB1607: ELIMINATE FOOD DESERTS Illinois HB1607, ELIMINATE FOOD DESERTS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-03-17 (Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1607-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB1607 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: ELIMINATE FOOD DESERTS - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2026-03-17, Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 27 - Subjects: agriculture & conservation, assignments, public health - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (287 yes, 28 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Creates the Commission on Eliminating Food Deserts Act. Establishes the Commission on Eliminating Food Deserts in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for the purpose of reviewing the effectiveness of current State-led efforts to eliminate food deserts in Illinois and advising the General Assembly on policy, funding, initiatives, and best practices for the elimination of food deserts in Illinois. Describes the membership of the Commission. Provides that the Commission shall convene at the call of the chairperson and meet as frequently as necessary to carry out its duties. Provides that the Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall provide administrative and other support to the Commission. Provides that commissioners shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and necessary expenses from funds appropriated for that purpose. Provides that the Commission shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2027, with annual addenda thereafter. Provides that the Act is repealed and the Commission is dissolved if 90% of food deserts in this State have been eliminated, with certain requirements. Defines terms. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Illinois creates panel on food access: benefit, low. The law creates a task force within Illinois’ Department of Public Health to study areas with limited affordable, healthy food. It reviews state efforts and recommends policies, funding, and other steps to improve food access. Members include eight residents of these areas and four nonprofit repres… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Ammons (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Koehler (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Edgar González, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emanuel "Chris" Welch (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Graciela Guzmán (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Gregg Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Justin Slaughter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin Schmidt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: La Shawn K. Ford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lilian Jiménez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mattie Hunter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mike Porfirio (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nicholas K. Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Norma Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sonya M. Harper (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-10-28 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs | pass | 93 | 19 | | | 2025-10-16 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-10-16 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-06-01 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 55 | 0 | | | 2025-05-07 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Public Health; | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 95 | 9 | | | 2025-03-25 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-03-25 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (85) - 2026-03-17: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate) - 2025-12-12: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0447 (House) - 2025-12-12: Effective Date June 1, 2026 (House) - 2025-12-12: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-11-21: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-10-28: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-10-28: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-10-28: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 093-019-000 (House) - 2025-10-16: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 (House) - 2025-10-16: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-10-16: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2025-10-16: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 (House) - 2025-10-16: Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000 (House) - 2025-07-01: Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-06-01: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 (House) - 2025-06-01: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-06-01: Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-06-01: 3/5 Vote Required (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 008-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Postponed - Public Health (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Assigned to Public Health (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-08: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2025-04-07: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2025-04-07: Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt (House) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-009-000 (House) - 2025-04-07: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-25: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-25: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-25: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2025-03-24: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (House) - 2025-03-24: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-24: House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith (House) - 2025-03-18: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2025-03-18: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2025-03-13: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-13: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (House) - 2025-03-13: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-12: Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-12: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote (House) - 2025-03-12: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2025-03-12: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons (House) - 2025-03-12: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (House) - 2025-03-12: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. (House) - 2025-03-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-03-05: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2025-03-04: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-04: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2025-02-26: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-02-18: Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: First Reading (House) - 2025-01-23: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1607eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1607enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1607ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1607ham002.pdf) - House Amendment 3: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1607ham003.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1607.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1607sam001.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1607eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1607enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1607ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1607ham002.pdf) - [House Amendment 3 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1607ham003.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1607.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1607sam001.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1607-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).