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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1151

Introduced 1/9/2025, by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 750/5

Amends the Grocery Initiative Act. Provides that the definition of
"grocery store" includes a mobile grocer that satisfies specified
requirements.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning State government.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Grocery Initiative Act is amended by
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changing Section 5 as follows:

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(20 ILCS 750/5)
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Sec. 5.
Definitions.
In this Act:
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"Cooperative" means an organization that is organized
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according to the Co-operative Act.
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"Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
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Opportunity.
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"Food desert" means a census tract that:
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(1) meets one of the following poverty standards:
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(A) the census tract has a poverty rate of at least
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20%; or
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(B) the census tract is not located within a
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metropolitan statistical area and has a median family
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income that is less than or equal to 80% of the
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statewide median household income; or
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(C) the census tract is located within a
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metropolitan statistical area and has a median family
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income that is less than or equal to 80% of the greater
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of (i) the statewide median household income or (ii)

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the metropolitan area median family income; and
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(2) meets one of the following population density and
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food accessibility standards:
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(A) the census tract is a rural tract, and at least
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33% of the population of the tract or at least 500
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residents in the tract reside more than 10 miles from
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the nearest grocery store; or
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(B) the census tract is an urban tract, and at
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least 33% of the population of the tract or at least
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500 residents in the tract reside more than one-half
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mile from the nearest grocery store.
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The Department may also designate an area that does not
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meet the standards set forth in this definition as a food
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desert if the designation is made in accordance with criteria
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established by the Department by rule using data that
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includes, but is not limited to, poverty metrics and access to
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existing grocery stores.
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"Grocery store" means an existing or planned retail
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establishment
or a mobile grocer
that: (1) has or will have a
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primary business of selling a variety of grocery products,
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including fresh produce; (2) derives or will derive no more
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than 30% of its revenue from sales of tobacco and alcohol in
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any given year; (3) is or will be classified as a supermarket
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or other grocery retailer in the 2022 North American Industry
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Classification System under code 445110; (4) accepts or will
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accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and

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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
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Children benefits; and (5) provides or will provide for the
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retail sale of a substantial variety of perishable foods,
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including fresh or frozen dairy products, fresh produce, and
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fresh meats, poultry, and fish.
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"Local governmental unit" means any county, municipality,
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township, special district, or unit that is designated as a
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unit of local government by law and exercises limited
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governmental powers or powers in respect to limited
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governmental subjects. "Local governmental unit" also includes
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any school district or community college district.
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"Not-for-profit corporation" means an organization or
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institution that is organized and conducted on a
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not-for-profit basis with no personal profit inuring to anyone
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as a result of the operation and that is organized according to
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the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986.
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"Rural tract" means a census tract that is not an urban
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tract.
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"Urban tract" means a census tract having its geographic
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centroid in an urban area, as defined by the Bureau of the
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Census for the most recent year in which all relevant data to
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identify food deserts is available.
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(Source: P.A. 103-561, eff. 1-1-24.)

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