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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1297   </title>
<shortdesc>PUB HLTH-TRANS FAT DISCLOSURE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. LaShawn K. Ford-Monique D. Davis</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Creates the Trans Fat Disclosure Act. Provides that a restaurant or similar retail food establishment must mark any food containing 0.5 grams or more of trans fat with a label on its menu stating that the food contains trans fat. Provides that this requirement applies only to restaurants and similar retail food establishments with $20 million or more in annual gross sales. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules to administer and enforce the Act.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as introduced with the following changes. Provides that a restaurant or similar retail food establishment must mark any food containing trans fat (instead of any food containing 0.5 grams or more of trans fat) with a label on its menu stating that the food contains trans fat.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Consumer Protection Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Consumer Protection Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remains in Consumer Protection Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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