The legislation was introduced in bill HB137 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 "amend the Attorney General Act" and "make a technical change in a section concerning the short title".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 11 and it arrived in the House on May 28, 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 Aug. 9. The law is scheduled to go into effect on June 1, 2020.
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 HB137.
| 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 ** |
| 4/4/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 4/4/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 019-007-000 |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-039-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Transportation |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Transportation |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Transportation |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 5/10/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Transportation |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Re-assigned to Executive |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Re-referred to Assignments |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 24, 2019 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; 012-003-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 24, 2019 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Castro |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 27, 2019 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 042-015-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Energy & Environment Committee |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 016-007-000 |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 071-043-000 |
| 6/1/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Effective Date June 1, 2020 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0226 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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