# Illinois HB4859: SCH CD-UNUSED FOOD SHARING Illinois HB4859, SCH CD-UNUSED FOOD SHARING, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-07-31 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0684); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4859-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB4859 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: SCH CD-UNUSED FOOD SHARING - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-03 - Last action: 2026-07-31, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0684 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: elementary & secondary education: administration, licensing & charter schools, assignments, education - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (178 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Amends the School Code. Allows a school district to comply with provisions concerning school unused food sharing plans by implementing a share table. Provides that the school district may develop and follow a policy on standard operating procedures for share tables. Effective August 1, 2027. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - School plans to share unused food: benefit, low. Starting August 1, 2027, each Illinois school district must add an unused-food sharing plan to its local wellness policy. The district must develop and support the plan with its local health department, focusing on students in need. A district may use a share table where students can leave whole, u… - Meal programs follow food donation rules: benefit, low. Starting August 1, 2027, participants in school lunch, school breakfast, child care, and summer meal programs must follow federal rules and guidance when donating leftover food. Donations must also meet applicable state and local health and sanitation codes. The law sets no donation amount or fundi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Ellman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maura Hirschauer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-21 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 59 | 0 | | | 2026-04-29 | Senate | Do Pass Education; | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 97 | 1 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2026-07-31: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0684 (House) - 2026-07-31: Effective Date August 1, 2027 (House) - 2026-07-31: Governor Approved (House) - 2026-06-18: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-21: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2026-05-21: Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura Ellman (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Assigned to Education (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-10: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2026-04-09: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-001-000 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-08: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-03-20: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-03-20: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer (House) - 2026-03-20: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2026-03-19: Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 009-000-000 (House) - 2026-03-04: Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools (House) - 2026-02-06: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-06: First Reading (House) - 2026-02-03: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4859eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4859enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4859.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/10400HB4859eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4859enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4859.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-HB4859-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).