HB1087
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What this bill does
Amends the School Code. Provides that, after January 1, 2027, a school district may not procure disposable food service containers that are composed in whole or in part from polystyrene foam for use at any school and instead shall offer only compostable foodware or recyclable foodware for use at the school. Provides that, after January 1, 2028 or at the renewal of its next contract, whichever occurs later, no vendor contracted through a school district may provide a school with disposable food service containers that are composed in whole or in part from polystyrene foam at any site owned or leased by the school district and instead shall offer only compostable foodware or recyclable foodware for use at sites owned or leased by the school district.
Stuck
P(Advance)
Chance it ever
reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
Chance it becomes
law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Forecast
Low
P(law) at intro —
sponsor & topic only; no progress or delay.
Confidence: 93%
Calculating prediction drivers...
Pipeline Progress
Current stage: In Committee · Last action 477 days ago · STAGNANT
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
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Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Terra Costa Howard
Moderate Influence (#52)
Bills they sponsor outperform predictions (positive pull)
Bills sponsored by Terra Costa Howard advance 17% more often than the chamber average.
Public Engagement
88 witness slips filed
62 proponents / 24 opponents
31 organizations
Hearings
This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.
Witness slips
88 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Densham | Alliance for the Great Lakes | Alliance for the Great Lakes | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Ann Roth | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Ansrew T Fisher | Unitarian Church of Evanston | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Benjamin Cox | Friends of the Forest Preserves | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 | |
| Brian Gill | John G. Shedd Aquarium | John G. Shedd Aquarium | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Chris Krusa | Sierra Club | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Christine v Grushas | ChrGru29 | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 | |
| Christopher Krusa | League of Women Voters | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Cynthia Klein-Banai | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 | |
| Cynthia Linton | Self | Climate Reality Chicago | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Cynthia Linton | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Dan Sullivan | NAVILLUS WOODWORKS | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 | |
| Daniel Robles | Illinois Environmental Council | Illinois Environmental Council | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Donald Oplt | self | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Donald Viecelli | Climate Reality Project Chicago Metro Chapter | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Doug Fogelson | self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Karen Daiter | Cllimate Reality Project- Chicago Metro Chapter | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Laura Davis | self | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Litsa Adamov | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Mary Grose | self | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Mary Rice | Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 | |
| Nicole Saulsberry | sierra club Illinois | Sierra Club Illinois | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Paul Berland | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Rachel Fredericks | self | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Rachel Siegel | Illinois Beaver Alliance | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| raymond szumal | individual | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 | |
| Robin Weller | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Ryan McLaughlin | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Sandra Loftus | self | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Sarah Fredericks | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Susan Zimny | Not applicable | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Toni Louise Oplt | self | Metro East Green Alliance | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Toni Louise Oplt | self | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Xiao Wei | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 | |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-18 |
| Jocelyn Wilcox | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-18 |
| Linda Grothendick | self | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-18 |
| Michael Luebbers | Illinois Freedom Civic Coalition dba Illinois Freedom Alliance | On behalf of IFCC dba IFA | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-18 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-11 |
| Linda Grothendick | self | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-11 |
| Matthew Slade | Myself | Myself | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-11 |
| Dany Robles | Illinois Environmental Council | Illinois Environmental Council | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-25 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-25 |
| Linda Grothendick | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-25 | |
| Austin James Mink | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| Cheryl Jones Das | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| Deanna Brennan | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| Deborah Fenner | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| Dena Stout | none | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 | |
| Diane Ostrowski | None | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| Madhuri Patel | None | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 | |
| Marcia Wolter | None | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| Matthew Slade | Myself | Myself | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| Maureen Vana | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| Melanie Chapman | self | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| Peggy Sloyan | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| Ruth Fink-Winter | Self | Self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| Sarah Surisook | self | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| Susan Wiechman | None | Myself | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| Victor Skade | self | Proponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 | |
| Brad Babcook | Chemical Industry Council of Illinois | Chemical Industry Council of Illinois | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Donovan Griffith | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Erin Hass | American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance | American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance (ARPBA) | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Jack Dorgan | American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance | American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance (ARPBA) | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Trevor Cannon | Self | Self | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-04-22 |
| Carrie Homann | self | self | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-18 |
| David Curtin | Technology and Manufacturing Association | Technology and Manufacturing Association | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-18 |
| Erin Hass | American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance | American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance (ARPBA) | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-18 |
| Jack Dorgan | American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance | American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance (ARPBA) | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-18 |
| James Homann | self | self | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-18 |
| Jeremy Cusick | Self | Self | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-18 |
| David Curtin | Technology and Manufacturing Association | Technology and Manufacturing Association | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-11 |
| Dean Fletcher | NA | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-11 | |
| Donovan Griffith | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-11 |
| Jack Dorgan | American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance | American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance (ARPBA) | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-11 |
| John Lowder | Lowder Governmental Solutions | Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-03-11 |
| Christopher Dvorak | ROE 35 | ROE 35 | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-25 |
| Kyle Thompson | Regional Office of Education 11 | Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, and Shelby Counties | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-25 |
| Sara Rose | South Central Elementary-Kinmundy | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-25 | |
| Adam J Cross | Bluford USD 318 | Bluford USD 318 | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| Brad Babcook | Chemical Industry Council of Illinois | Chemical Industry Council of Illinois | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| Brian novotney | na | self | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| Donovan Griffith | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Illinois Manufacturers' Association | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| John Lowder | Governmental Consulting Solutions | Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools | Opponent | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
| David Curtin | Technology and Manufacturing Association | Technology and Manufacturing Association | No Position On Merits | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-25 |
| David Curtin Technology and Manufacturing Association | Technology and Manufacturing Association | Technology and Manufacturing Association | No Position On Merits | Approp-Elementary & Secondary Educ | 2025-02-18 |
Action History
6 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-03-21 — Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
2025-01-03
Introduction & Filing
Prefiled with Clerk byRep. Terra Costa Howard Senate Rule 5-1(d); House Rule 37(d)
Bill submitted before the legislative session officially begins. No impact on outcome yet.
2025-01-09
Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-01-09
Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-02-04
Committee Assignment
Assigned toAppropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.
2025-03-05
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Anne Stava Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-03-21
Deadlines & Re-referrals
Mild −
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a)
MISSED COMMITTEE DEADLINE — bill did not get a committee vote before the deadline and is re-referred to Rules/Assignments. The bill is NOT dead but faces an uphill battle to be reassigned. Most bills that hit Rule 19(a) do not advance.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
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| 2025-01-03 | House | Prefiled with Clerk byRep. Terra Costa Howard Senate Rule 5-1(d); House Rule 37(d) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-09 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-09 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Assigned toAppropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Added Co-SponsorRep. Anne Stava Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |