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SB0093 • 2026
PROHIBITED FOOD ADDITIVES
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PROHIBITED FOOD ADDITIVES
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary Beth Canty
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 2, 2026
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Assigned to Executive Committee
Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee ; Rep. Ann M. Williams
Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 072-038-000
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay Hoffman
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee ; 008-004-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Assigned to Public Health Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Recalled to Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Preston
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Third Reading - Passed; 047-007-000
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
Arrived in House
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health ; 007-001-000
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Do Pass Public Health ; 007-003-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2025
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Assigned to Public Health
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
PROHIBITED FOOD ADDITIVES
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Full Text of SB0093 Home Legislation Full Text SB0093 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Senate Amendment 001 House Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Senate Amendment 001 House Amendment 001 Open PDF SB0093 Engrossed LRB104 03311 BDA 13333 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 Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is 5 amended by changing Section 5 and by adding Section 13.5 as 6 follows: 7 (410 ILCS 620/5) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 505) 8 Sec. 5. Penalties. 9 (a) A person who violates any of the provisions of this 10 Act, other than Sections 3.22 , and 6 , and 13.5 , is guilty of a 11 Class C misdemeanor; but if the violation is committed after a 12 conviction of such person under this Section has become final, 13 the person shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A person 14 who violates the provisions of Section 6 of this Act is guilty 15 of a Class A misdemeanor; but if the violation is committed 16 after a conviction of such person under this Section has 17 become final, the person shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. 18 (b) No person is subject to the penalties of subsection 19 (a) of this Section for (1) violating Section 3.1 or 3.3 if he 20 establishes a guaranty or undertaking signed by and containing 21 the name and address of the person residing in the State of 22 Illinois from whom he received the article in good faith, to 23 the effect that the article is not adulterated within the SB0093 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 03311 BDA 13333 b 1 meaning of this Act, designating this Act; or (2) for having 2 violated clause (2) of Section 3.16 if such person acted in 3 good faith and had no reason to believe that the use of the 4 punch, die, plate, stone or other thing involved would result 5 in a drug being a counterfeit drug, or for having violated 6 clause (3) of Section 3.16 if the person doing the act or 7 causing it to be done acted in good faith and had no reason to 8 believe that the drug was a counterfeit drug. 9 (c) No publisher, radio-broadcast licensee, agency or 10 medium for the dissemination of an advertisement, except the 11 manufacturer, packer, distributor or seller of the article to 12 which a false advertisement relates is liable under this 13 Section for the dissemination of such false advertisement 14 unless he has refused on the request of the Director to furnish 15 the Director the name and post office address of the 16 manufacturer, packer, distributor, seller or advertising 17 agency residing in the State of Illinois who causes him to 18 disseminate such advertisement. 19 (d) No person shall be subject to the penalties of 20 subsection (a) of this Section for a violation of Section 3 21 involving misbranded food if the violation exists solely 22 because the food is misbranded under subsection (c) of Section 23 11 because of its advertising, and no person shall be subject 24 to the penalties of subsection (a) of this Section for such a 25 violation unless the violation is committed with the intent to 26 defraud or mislead. SB0093 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 03311 BDA 13333 b 1 (Source: P.A. 97-872, eff. 7-31-12.) 2 (410 ILCS 620/13.5 new) 3 Sec. 13.5. Prohibited food additives. 4 (a) Beginning January 1, 2027, a person or entity shall 5 not manufacture a food product for human consumption that 6 contains any of the following substances: 7 (1) Potassium bromate (Chemical Abstract Services 8 number 7758-01-2); or 9 (2) Propylparaben (Chemical Abstract Services number 10 94-13-3). 11 (b) Beginning January 1, 2028, a person or entity shall 12 not sell, deliver, distribute, hold, or offer for sale a food 13 product for human consumption that contains any of the 14 substances listed in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection 15 (a). 16 (c) A person or entity that violates subsection (a) or (b) 17 shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for a 18 first violation and not to exceed $10,000 for each subsequent 19 violation. A violation of this Section may be enforced by the 20 Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in 21 which the violation occurred. 22 (d) This Section does not impair or impede any other 23 rights, causes of action, claims, or defenses available under 24 any other law. The remedies provided in this Section are 25 cumulative with any other remedies available under any other SB0093 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 03311 BDA 13333 b 1 law. 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. 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