The legislation was introduced in bill HB62 on Dec. 10, 2018, when Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "appropriate $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Central Illinois Economic Development Authority for its FY20 ordinary and contingent expenses".
After debate, the House passed the bill on May 29 and it arrived in the House on June 1, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on June 1. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on June 28. The law is scheduled to go into effect on July 1.
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 HB62.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2018 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan |
| 1/9/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/9/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 2/6/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000 |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-039-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 31, 2019 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 095-018-001 |
| 6/1/2019 | House | 3/5 Vote Required |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 095-018-001 |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2 |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 6/1/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/1/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 053-006-000 |
| 6/1/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; J. Cullerton |
| 6/1/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; J. Cullerton |
| 6/1/2019 | Senate | 3/5 Vote Required |
| 6/1/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 6/1/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 6/7/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0029 |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Effective Date July 1, 2019 |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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