AGRICULTURE-TECH House SponsorsRep. Sonya M. Harper-Sharon Chung Senate Sponsors(Sen. David Koehler-Doris Turner-Linda Holmes) 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die 505 ILCS 10/1 Amends the Agricultural Experiences Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.House Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:505 ILCS 10/1Adds reference to:New Act30 ILCS 105/5.990 newReplaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Act. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of Agriculture shall develop and administer an annual Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program to enhance local food processing, aggregation, and distribution within the State. Establishes eligibility requirements for the grants. Provides that all grant funding must be used for the purchasing, leasing to own, renting, building, or installation of infrastructure that will increase market access of Illinois communities to Illinois agricultural products. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department shall create an independent Local Food Infrastructure Steering Committee to guide the implementation and evaluation of the grant. Provides that the committee shall be selected by the Director. Provides that the committee shall include, but is not limited to, at least 3 farmers, including one specialty crop farmer, one livestock farmer, and one farmer of color; one representative from the local food processing industry, one representative from a non-profit organization serving farmers of color, one representative from a non-profit organization serving farmers at large, and one representative from the Department. Provides that the Director must file with the Governor and General Assembly, and publish publicly on or before March 1 of each year, a written report detailing the impact of the Local Food Infrastructure Grant for the previous calendar year. The report must include a complete list of (1) all applications for grants under the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program during the previous calendar year; (2) all persons that were awarded the Local Food Infrastructure Grant and the nature and amount of their awards in the previous calendar year; and (3) the economic impact of the grant from the previous calendar year, which may include jobs created, local food sales increases, and communities served. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately. 12/5/2022HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch 1/12/2023HouseFirst Reading 1/12/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/23/2023HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 3/1/2023HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 3/1/2023HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** 3/16/2023HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/16/2023HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** 3/27/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/17/2023HouseChief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sonya M. Harper 4/18/2023HouseApproved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000 4/18/2023HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/18/2023HouseThird Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023 4/18/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper 4/18/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 4/18/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee 4/25/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 009-000-000 4/26/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung 5/3/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted 5/3/2023HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/3/2023HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-015-000 5/4/2023SenateArrive in Senate 5/4/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 5/4/2023SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler 5/4/2023SenateFirst Reading 5/4/2023SenateReferred to Assignments 5/9/2023SenateAssigned to Appropriations 5/9/2023SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2023 5/9/2023SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner 5/10/2023SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes 5/11/2023SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023 5/11/2023SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 21, 2023 5/12/2023SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023 5/19/2023SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2023 5/26/2023SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die