FOOD FARMS AND JOBS ACT
Summary
Creates the Illinois Food, Farms, and Jobs Act and the Illinois Local and Organic Food and Farm Task Force. Sets out the composition of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall develop a plan for expanding and supporting a State local and organic food system and for assessing and overcoming obstacles to an increase in locally grown food and local organic food production. Sets out the contents of the plan. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Local Organic Food and Farm Fund. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
House Passage
Jun 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 28, 2007
Signed Aug 14, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2007 · House Jun 7, 2007
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 53
May 24, 2007
D
Democratic33
96% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
101
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
10
Aug 14, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
Jun 7, 2007
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Jun 7, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 099-000-000
lower
May 28, 2007
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 24, 2007
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 24, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Julie Hamos
lower
May 24, 2007
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
lower
May 24, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 24, 2007
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 24, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0-2)
senate
May 22, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Collins
upper
May 18, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Agriculture and Conservation; 006-000-000
upper
May 17, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Agriculture and Conservation
upper
Apr 23, 2007
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 23, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
upper
Apr 19, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 19, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 19, 2007
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
upper
Mar 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation
upper
Mar 28, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 28, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 13, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 6, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
0 primary · 35 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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