Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 1544 — DHS-GRANTS-HUNGER RELIEF

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0604

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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    0 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Department of Public Aid Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the State Finance Act. Creates the Hunger Relief Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that, from appropriations to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services from the Fund, the Department shall make grants to members of the Illinois Food Bank Association for the purpose of making capital improvements, purchasing food, or acquiring other assets. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a tax checkoff for the Hunger Relief Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

37 added · 32 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to SB 1544 shift the focus from grants for capital improvements for members of the Illinois Food Bank Association to providing direct grants to food banks for purchasing food and related supplies. This matters because it prioritizes immediate support for food distribution efforts, helping to ensure that food banks can more effectively feed those in need. Additionally, the bill establishes a new provision for taxpayers to contribute to the Hunger Relief Fund directly on their tax returns, making it easier for individuals to support hunger relief initiatives.

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SB1544 Engrossed LRB096 10954 RCE 21210 b AN ACT concerning finance.
SB1544 Enrolled LRB096 10954 RCE 21210 b AN ACT concerning finance.
From appropriations to the Department from the Fund, the Department shall make grants to members of the Illinois Food Bank Association for the purpose of making capital improvements, purchasing food, or acquiring other assets.
From appropriations to the Department from the Fund, the Department shall make grants to food banks for the purpose of purchasing food and related supplies.
In this Section, "food bank" means a public or charitable institution that maintains an established operation involving the provision of food or edible commodities, or the products of food or edible commodities, to food pantries, soup kitchens, hunger relief centers, or other food or feeding centers that, as an integral part of their normal activities, provide meals or food to feed needy persons on a regular basis.
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SB1544 Enrolled - 2 - LRB096 10954 RCE 21210 b Section 10.
(35 ILCS 5/507SS new) SB1544 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 10954 RCE 21210 b Sec.
(35 ILCS 5/507SS new) Sec.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0604

  2. Effective Date August 24, 2009

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-000

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000

  8. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Revenue; 006-000-000

  9. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Revenue; 006-000-000

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Revenue

  11. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Revenue

  12. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  13. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael Noland

  14. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  15. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Michael Noland

  16. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 21, 2009

  17. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2

  18. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000

  19. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  20. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote

  21. Second Reading - Short Debate

  22. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson

  23. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher

  24. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore

  25. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza

  26. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000

  27. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  28. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

  29. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios

  30. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke

  31. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins

  32. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham

  33. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg

  34. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.

  35. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  36. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 012-000-000

  37. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote

  38. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Revenue & Finance Committee

  39. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

  40. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

  41. Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee

  42. Referred to Rules Committee

  43. First Reading

  44. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

  45. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  46. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  47. Arrived in House

  48. Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000

  49. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  50. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner

  51. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009

  52. Second Reading

  53. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

  54. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2009

  55. Do Pass as Amended Revenue; 009-000-000

  56. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  57. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue

  58. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  59. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland

  60. Assigned to Revenue

  61. Referred to Assignments

  62. First Reading

  63. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland

Sponsors

  • Lisa Hernandez · Cosponsor
  • Michael Noland · Cosponsor
  • Kathleen A. Ryg · Cosponsor
  • Deborah L. Graham · Cosponsor
  • Daniel J. Burke · Cosponsor
  • Maria Antonia Berrios · Cosponsor
  • Susana A. Mendoza · Cosponsor
  • Patrick J. Verschoore · Cosponsor
  • Kay Hatcher · Cosponsor
  • Elizabeth Coulson · Cosponsor
  • Lakesia Collins · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (11)

  • Hernandez, Lisa
  • Michael Noland
  • Kathleen A. Ryg
  • Deborah L. Graham
  • Daniel J. Burke
  • Maria Antonia Berrios
  • Susana A. Mendoza
  • Patrick J. Verschoore
  • Kay Hatcher
  • Elizabeth Coulson
  • Lakesia Collins Democrat

Not signed on (172)

172 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 9000
Unaffiliated 48001
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Lauzen — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Noland — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Duffy — Not Voting
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Millner — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Concurrence, Amendment 2

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48001
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Hendon — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Noland — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Duffy — Not Voting
Haine — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Steans — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Garrett — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 118 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 103000
Democrat 11000
Republican 4000
Total 118000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
May — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Flider — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Madigan — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Mell — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Brady — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Senger — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Gordon, Careen — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Washington — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Watson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Howard — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hatcher — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Wait — Yea
Winters — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Burns — Yea
Connelly — Yea
McAsey — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 53 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43006
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 53006
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Hultgren — Not Voting
Noland — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Kotowski — Not Voting
Link — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Not Voting
Hendon — Yea
Pankau — Not Voting
Radogno — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Not Voting
Sandoval — Yea
Luechtefeld — Not Voting
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1544 do?
Amends the Department of Public Aid Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the State Finance Act. Creates the Hunger Relief Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that, from appropriations to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services from the Fund, the Department shall make grants to members of the Illinois Food Bank Association for the purpose of making capital improvements, purchasing food, or acquiring other assets. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a tax checkoff for the Hunger Relief Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 1544?
SB 1544 is sponsored by Hernandez, Lisa, Michael Noland, Kathleen A. Ryg, Deborah L. Graham, Daniel J. Burke, Maria Antonia Berrios, Susana A. Mendoza, Patrick J. Verschoore, Kay Hatcher, Elizabeth Coulson, and Lakesia Collins (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 1544?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2009. Enacted.
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