FOOD LABELING-SESAME House SponsorsRep. Jonathan Carroll-Terra Costa Howard-Joyce Mason Senate Sponsors(Sen. Emil Jones, III) 7/26/2019HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0129 410 ILCS 620/11from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 511 Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that a food is misbranded if it contains sesame, unless it bears labeling stating that fact. Provides that the Director of Public Health may adopt rules to establish exemptions. Effective immediately.House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that a food is misbranded if it contains sesame, is offered for sale in package form but not for immediate consumption, and the label does not include sesame. 2/6/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll 2/6/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard 2/6/2019HouseFirst Reading 2/6/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/19/2019HouseAssigned to Consumer Protection Committee 3/5/2019HouseRe-assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/20/2019HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 013-000-000 3/21/2019HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/22/2019HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll 3/22/2019HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/26/2019HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/29/2019HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 015-000-000 4/2/2019HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/2/2019HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted 4/2/2019HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/2/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason 4/3/2019HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 4/3/2019SenateArrive in Senate 4/3/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/3/2019SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters 4/3/2019SenateFirst Reading 4/3/2019SenateReferred to Assignments 4/3/2019SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III 4/8/2019SenateAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Emil Jones, III 4/24/2019SenateAssigned to Agriculture 5/2/2019SenateDo Pass Agriculture; 007-000-000 5/2/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 5/16/2019SenateSecond Reading 5/16/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 5/21/2019SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 5/21/2019HousePassed Both Houses 6/19/2019HouseSent to the Governor 7/26/2019HouseGovernor Approved 7/26/2019HouseEffective Date July 26, 2019 7/26/2019HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0129