The legislation was introduced in bill HB2982 on Feb. 14, when Rep. Daniel Swanson (R-74) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the School Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on April 4, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 17. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on July 12. The law went into effect immediately.
Illinois legislature enacts laws through bills that can be introduced in either the state House of Representatives or the state Senate. Either chamber of the legislature can reject or amend a bill before it becomes law. Legislators sometimes sponsor "shell bills" devoid of substantive provisions, introduced with the intention of being amended later to include actual legislation.
The following table shows the full history of actions on HB2982.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/14/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Swanson |
| 2/14/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School |
| 3/12/2019 | House | Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 3/12/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/12/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Swanson |
| 3/12/2019 | House | Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School; by Voice Vote |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School; 006-001-000 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-022-000 |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2019 |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019 |
| 5/17/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0072 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Effective Date July 12, 2019 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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