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HB5789 • 2026
SERVING SMILES ACT
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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SERVING SMILES ACT
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie
SERVING SMILES ACT
Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB5789 Select Language × The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein. Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet. The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website. NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window. Choose Language English Afrikaans Albanian Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Basque Bengali Bosnian Catalan Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Esperanto Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician Georgian German Greek Gujarati Haitian Creole Hausa Hawaiian Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Interlingua Interlingue Inuktitut Irish Italian Japanese Javanese Kannada Khmer Korean Latin Latvian Lithuanian Luxembourgish Macedonian Malagasy Malayalam Maltese Maori Marathi Myanmar Nepali Norwegian Odia Pashto Punjabi Romanian Russian Samoan Sango Sanskrit Sardinian Sindhi Sinhala Slovak Slovenian Somali Southern Sotho Spanish Sundanese Swahili Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Tigrinya Tonga Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh Xhosa Yiddish Yoruba Zulu Powered by Translate Close Illinois General Assembly Top Navigation Bar Translate Learn Select General Assembly Search the 104th General Assembly Enter search terms for legislation, members, committees, or schedules. ILGA.GOV LEGISLATION & LAWS Bills & Resolutions Public Acts Illinois Compiled Statutes Illinois Constitution Search Legislation Glossary Guide Reports & Inquiry Legislative Reports Special Reports FTP Site Legislator Lookup Capitol Complex Phone Numbers Rules & Regulations Illinois Register Administrative Rules Senate Members Schedules Committees Request for Remote Testimony Journals Transcripts Rules Audio/Video FOIA Information Senate Employment Opportunities Media Guidelines House Members Schedules Committees Submit testimony for House Committees Journals Transcripts Rules Audio/Video FOIA Information House Employment Opportunities Log In Mobile Top Bar Search the 104th General Assembly Enter keywords to search the Illinois General Assembly website. Full Text of HB5789 Home Legislation Full Text HB5789 - 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 HB5789 Introduced , by Rep. Tony M. McCombie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 410 ILCS 625/3.10 new Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to volunteers at an early childhood facility or early childhood program who only participate in the serving of food and do not participate in the preparation of food. Defines "volunteer" to include those performing services on either a paid or unpaid basis. LRB104 21838 BDA 38001 b A BILL FOR HB5789 LRB104 21838 BDA 38001 b 1 AN ACT concerning health. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act is 5 amended by adding Section 3.10 as follows: 6 (410 ILCS 625/3.10 new) 7 Sec. 3.10. Volunteers at early childhood facilities and 8 early childhood programs. This Act does not apply to 9 volunteers at an early childhood facility or early childhood 10 program who only participate in the serving of food and do not 11 participate in the preparation of food. In this Section, 12 "volunteer" means an individual who chooses to provide 13 services to benefit a community, organization, or cause, 14 motivated primarily by civic duty, purpose, or altruism rather 15 than standard market-rate economic gain. In this Section, 16 "volunteer" includes individuals performing services on either 17 a paid or unpaid basis. 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. 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