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SB2778 • 2026
CHARITABLE FOOD COORDINATION
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CHARITABLE FOOD COORDINATION
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Assigned to Appropriations- Health and Human Services
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lakesia Collins
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
CHARITABLE FOOD COORDINATION
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Full Text of SB2778 Home Legislation Full Text SB2778 - 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 SB2778 Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Lakesia Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act 20 ILCS 1305/10-65 Creates the Comprehensive Charitable Food System Coordination Act. Provides that State agencies involved in administering or appropriating State or State-managed federal grant funds for hunger relief shall consult and coordinate, to the extent practicable, with all categories of actors within the charitable food system. Further provides that those State agencies shall ensure that grant solicitations and funding criteria reflect the interconnected roles of food providers, distributors, producers, facilitators, and data systems. Requires those State agencies to consider proposals that strengthen coordination, efficiency, resiliency, and equity across the charitable food system. Provides that State agencies may establish advisory groups composed of representatives from food providers and distributors. Provides that each State agency administering hunger relief grant funds shall submit an annual report to the appropriate State oversight entity describing: how actors in the charitable food system were engaged in grant planning, allocation, and evaluation; measurable impacts on food access, food quality, and community resilience; and barriers or opportunities identified through cross-sector collaboration. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall make grants to food banks and providers (rather than food banks only). Defines "provider" as a public or charitable organization that is unaffiliated with a food bank, that maintains an operation involving the provision of food or edible commodities, and that, as an integral part of its normal activities, provides meals or food to feed needy persons on a regular basis. Effective July 1, 2026. LRB104 16851 HLH 30261 b A BILL FOR SB2778 LRB104 16851 HLH 30261 b 1 AN ACT concerning finance. 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 5 Comprehensive Charitable Food System Coordination Act. 6 Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to ensure 7 that State-administered hunger relief programs and grantmaking 8 activities strengthen the entire charitable food system by 9 considering all key actors involved in food access, 10 distribution, and coordination. 11 Section 10. Definitions. In this Act: 12 "Actors in the charitable food system" includes, but is 13 not limited to: 14 (1) food providers, including food banks, food 15 pantries, community-based organizations, nonprofit 16 organizations, schools, hospitals, mutual aid 17 organizations, retailers, and meal programs; 18 (2) food distributors, including last-mile delivery 19 organizations and wholesalers; 20 (3) food producers, including farmers, agricultural 21 cooperatives, and community gardens; 22 (4) facilitators, including logistics providers, SB2778 - 2 - LRB104 16851 HLH 30261 b 1 warehousers, storage facilities, aggregators, outreach 2 coordinators, and operational support agencies; and 3 (5) data systems used for tracking, measurement, and 4 reporting. 5 "Charitable food system" means the network of 6 organizations, entities, and systems that procure, transport, 7 distribute, or facilitate access to food or edible 8 commodities, or the products of food or edible commodities, 9 for individuals and families experiencing food insecurity. 10 Section 15. State grant coordination requirements. 11 (a) In administering or appropriating State or 12 State-managed federal grant funds for hunger relief, each 13 State agency shall: 14 (1) consult and coordinate, to the extent practicable, 15 with all categories of actors within the charitable food 16 system as defined in subsection (b) of Section 10; 17 (2) ensure that grant solicitations and funding 18 criteria reflect the interconnected roles of food 19 providers, distributors, producers, facilitators, and data 20 systems; and 21 (3) consider proposals that strengthen coordination, 22 efficiency, resiliency, and equity across the charitable 23 food system. 24 (b) State agencies may establish advisory groups or 25 working groups composed of representatives from the actors in SB2778 - 3 - LRB104 16851 HLH 30261 b 1 the charitable food system to assist in developing funding 2 priorities, performance metrics, and partnership guidelines. 3 Section 20. Reporting; evaluation. Each State agency 4 administering hunger relief grant funds shall submit an annual 5 report to the appropriate State oversight entity describing: 6 (1) how actors in the charitable food system were 7 engaged in grant planning, allocation, and evaluation; 8 (2) measurable impacts on food access, food quality, 9 and community resilience; and 10 (3) barriers or opportunities identified through 11 cross-sector collaboration. 12 Section 25. The Department of Human Services Act is 13 amended by changing Section 10-65 as follows: 14 (20 ILCS 1305/10-65) 15 Sec. 10-65. Hunger Relief Fund; grants. 16 (a) The Hunger Relief Fund is created as a special fund in 17 the State treasury. From appropriations to the Department from 18 the Fund, the Department shall make grants to food banks and 19 providers for the purpose of purchasing food and related 20 supplies. In this Section, "food bank" means a public or 21 charitable institution that maintains an established operation 22 involving the provision of food or edible commodities, or the 23 products of food or edible commodities, to food pantries, soup SB2778 - 4 - LRB104 16851 HLH 30261 b 1 kitchens, hunger relief centers, or other food or feeding 2 centers that, as an integral part of their normal activities, 3 provide meals or food to feed needy persons on a regular basis. 4 (b) Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, 5 including, without limitation, appropriations, gifts, 6 donations, grants, and awards from any public or private 7 entity must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on 8 moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund. 9 (c) In this Section, "provider" means a public or 10 charitable organization that is unaffiliated with a food bank, 11 that maintains an operation involving the provision of food or 12 edible commodities, and that, as an integral part of its 13 normal activities, provides meals or food to feed needy 14 persons on a regular basis. 15 (Source: P.A. 96-604, eff. 8-24-09; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.) 16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 17 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. 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