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HB1052 • 2026
FOOD TRUCK FREEDOM ACT
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FOOD TRUCK FREEDOM ACT
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
Assigned to Public Health Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Public Health Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Dave Vella
FOOD TRUCK FREEDOM ACT
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Full Text of HB1052 Home Legislation Full Text HB1052 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1052 Introduced 1/9/2025, by Rep. Dave Vella SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Food Truck Freedom Act. Provides that a municipality, county, or township may create a license or permitting scheme for a food truck to operate within its jurisdiction. Provides that a food truck license or permit obtained from a municipality, county, or township in Illinois has full force and effect in all other jurisdictions in Illinois so long as that license or permit was issued after: (1) an inspection by a local health department that uses recommendations made by the Food and Drug Administration concerning food trucks and (2) an inspection by a local fire department that uses recommendations made by the National Fire Prevention Association concerning food trucks. Provides that nothing in the provisions prevents a municipality, county, or township from imposing placement or zoning restrictions or fees so long as those restrictions and fees are uniformly applied to all food trucks, regardless of the food truck's license or permit jurisdiction. Defines "food truck". Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Effective January 1, 2026. LRB104 03592 RTM 13616 b A BILL FOR HB1052 LRB104 03592 RTM 13616 b 1 AN ACT concerning local government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Food 5 Truck Freedom Act. 6 Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act: 7 "Food truck" means a fully encased food service 8 establishment: 9 (1) on a motor vehicle or on a trailer that a motor 10 vehicle pulls to transport; and 11 (2) from which a food truck vendor, standing within 12 the frame of the vehicle or trailer, prepares, cooks, 13 sells, or serves food or beverages for immediate human 14 consumption. 15 "Food truck" does not include a food cart or an ice cream 16 truck. 17 Section 10. Food truck license or permitting scheme. A 18 municipality, county, or township may create a license or 19 permitting scheme for a food truck to operate within its 20 jurisdiction. 21 Section 15. Effect of license or permit from another HB1052 - 2 - LRB104 03592 RTM 13616 b 1 jurisdiction. 2 (a) A food truck license or permit obtained from a 3 municipality, county, or township in Illinois has full force 4 and effect in all other jurisdictions in Illinois so long as 5 that license or permit was issued after: 6 (1) an inspection by a local health department that 7 uses recommendations made by the Food and Drug 8 Administration concerning food trucks; and 9 (2) an inspection by a local fire department or local 10 fire protection district that uses recommendations made by 11 the National Fire Prevention Association concerning food 12 trucks. 13 (b) Nothing in this Section prevents a municipality, 14 county, or township from imposing placement or zoning 15 restrictions or fees so long as those restrictions and fees 16 are uniformly applied to all food trucks, regardless of the 17 food truck's license or permit jurisdiction. 18 Section 90. Home rule. A home rule unit may not regulate 19 food trucks in a manner inconsistent with this Act. This Act is 20 a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII 21 of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by 22 home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the 23 State. 24 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 25 1, 2026. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. 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