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92nd ILLINOIS General Assembly: Last action date: AUG-16-2001

92nd General Assembly
Summary of SB0750

*****HALAL FOOD ACT*****

Full Text Bill Status
Senate Sponsors:
RADOGNO-WALSH,L-OBAMA-VIVERITO-SILVERSTEIN, SMITH, HENDON,
SHAW, MADIGAN,L, JONES,E, CRONIN, HALVORSON, TROTTER,
LAUZEN, O’MALLEY, PHILIP, CLAYBORNE, DEL VALLE, SHADID,
CULLERTON, DELEO, DONAHUE, PARKER, DEMUZIO,
BOMKE, SULLIVAN, DILLARD, LINK, WALSH,T AND GEO-KARIS.

House Sponsors:
DART-LYONS,EILEEN-KLINGLER-ZICKUS

Short description:
HALAL FOOD ACT

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
Deletes everything. Creates the Halal Food Act. Contains only a
short title provision.
SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.
Adds reference to:
815 ILCS 505/2KK new
Deletes everything. Creates the Halal Food Act. (”Halal” food is
defined to mean food that is prepared under and maintained in strict
compliance with the laws of the Islamic religion.) Makes it a Class B
misdemeanor for any person to: make a statement that tends to
deceive or otherwise lead a reasonable individual to believe that a
non-halal food product is halal; falsely represent any food sold,
prepared, served, or offered for sale to be halal; remove or destroy
the original identification affixed to food commodities to indicate
they are halal; or engage in certain other conduct. Amends the
Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides
that a dealer who prepares, distributes, sells, or exposes
for sale any food represented to be halal shall disclose the basis
upon which that representation is made by posting the information
required by the Director of Agriculture in a conspicuous
place upon the premises at which the food is sold or exposed
for sale. Provides that a violation is an unlawful practice.

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