GA96SB2959 96 SB 2959 PUB HEALTH-HONEY EXEMPT Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Criminal Code of 1961 to include in the definition of "raw agricultural commodity", honey that is in the comb or that is removed from the comb and in an unadulterated condition. Further amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to provide that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, the Department of Public Health may not regulate honey that is in the comb or that is removed from the comb and in an unadulterated condition. Provides that both forms of honey are exempt from the provisions of the Act. Amends the Sanitary Food Preparation Act. Sets forth a definition of "honey house". Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, the Department of Public Health may not regulate honey that is in the comb or that is removed from the comb and in an unadulterated condition. Provides that both forms of honey are exempt from the provisions of the Act. Provides that if a producer is engaged in the sale of honey at a local market and packs or sells less than 500 gallons of honey produced in this State per year, then the Department may not regulate or inspect the producer's honey house. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2959&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=50071&SessionID=76&GA=96 2010-04-14 00:00:00 House Second Reading - Short Debate 1 26 2010-04-14 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner 0 28 2010-04-14 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 0 27 2010-04-13 00:00:00 House Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 0 24 HAGC 2010-04-13 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 0 25 2010-03-12 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading 0 17 2010-03-12 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 18 2010-03-12 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 19 HRUL 2010-03-22 00:00:00 House Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee 0 22 HAGC 2010-03-12 00:00:00 Senate Third Reading - Passed; 050-002-000 1 14 2010-03-12 00:00:00 House Arrived in House 0 15 2010-04-13 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black 0 23 2010-03-17 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks 0 20 2010-03-17 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham 0 21 2010-03-12 00:00:00 House Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz 0 16 2010-03-11 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2010 0 13 2010-03-11 00:00:00 Senate Second Reading 1 12 2010-03-03 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2010 0 11 2010-03-03 00:00:00 Senate Do Pass Agriculture and Conservation; 009-000-000 0 10 SAGR 2010-02-24 00:00:00 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III 0 9 2010-02-23 00:00:00 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs 0 8 2010-04-14 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore 0 29 2010-02-23 00:00:00 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins 0 7 2010-02-23 00:00:00 Senate Held in Agriculture and Conservation 0 6 SAGR 2010-02-17 00:00:00 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 0 5 2010-02-16 00:00:00 Senate Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation 0 4 SAGR 2010-02-09 00:00:00 Senate Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford 0 3 2010-01-28 00:00:00 Senate Referred to Assignments 0 2 SCOA 2010-01-28 00:00:00 Senate First Reading 1 1 2010-01-28 00:00:00 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Luechtefeld 0 0 2010-04-14 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers 0 30 2010-04-14 00:00:00 House Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps 0 31 2010-04-15 00:00:00 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 1 32 2010-04-15 00:00:00 Senate Passed Both Houses 1 33 WilliamBBlack House Co-Sponsor KeithFarnham House Co-Sponsor JackDFranks House Co-Sponsor BrandonWPhelps House Chief Co-Sponsor MaryEFlowers House Chief Co-Sponsor MikeFortner House Chief Co-Sponsor PatrickJVerschoore House Chief Co-Sponsor MichaelWFrerichs Senate Chief Co-Sponsor TimBivins Senate Chief Co-Sponsor PamelaJAlthoff Senate Chief Co-Sponsor DanRutherford Senate Chief Co-Sponsor DanReitz House Chief Sponsor DavidLuechtefeld Senate Chief Sponsor