The legislation was introduced in bill SB1597 on Feb. 15, when Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-17) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend Public Act 83-841".
The Senate passed the bill on April 10 and it arrived in the House on April 11, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on Nov. 14. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Dec. 13. 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 SB1597.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/27/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019 |
| 3/26/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 4, 2019 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sims |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith |
| 4/30/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 5/9/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/9/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith |
| 5/10/2019 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 10/28/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 10/28/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith |
| 10/28/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 10/28/2019 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 10/28/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 10/28/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| 10/28/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 10/28/2019 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed by Voice Vote |
| 10/28/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 10/28/2019 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 27, 2019 |
| 10/28/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 10/28/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 10/29/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-009-000 |
| 10/29/2019 | House | 3/5 Vote Required |
| 10/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - November 12, 2019 |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 11/6/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary |
| 11/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar |
| 11/12/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000 |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 052-000-000 |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | 3/5 Vote Required |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | Senate Concurs |
| 12/13/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0607 |
| 12/13/2019 | Senate | Effective Date December 13, 2019 |
| 12/13/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 12/13/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
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