A new law sponsored by Sen. Laura Fine (D-9) that was introduced with the purpose of creating the Seizure Smart School Act will go into effect on July 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
The legislation was introduced in bill HB1475 on Jan. 29, when Rep. Terri Bryant (R-115) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "create the Seizure Smart School Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on April 10, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 16. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on July 12. The law is scheduled to go into effect on July 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 HB1475.
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant
Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 019-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 016-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 5 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 016-000-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
Do Pass Education; 011-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
Effective Date July 1, 2020
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0050