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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 3544         </title>
<shortdesc>COTTAGE FOOD OPERATIONS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Jason Plummer</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>410 ILCS 625/4</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that, if a county government does not have a local health department, the county government shall enter into an agreement or contract with an adjacent local health department to register cottage food operations in the county's jurisdiction. Provides that the adjacent local health department where the cottage food operation registers has the power to take specified actions pertaining to complaints, inspections, fees, and penalties. Specifies, in a provision requiring cottage food operations to sell directly to consumers, that sales directly to consumers include, among other things, sales at or through mobile farmers markets with the consent of the third-party property holder. Defines "mobile farmers market".</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jason Plummer</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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