The legislation was introduced in bill HB1915 on Feb. 1, when Rep. Jim Durkin (R-82) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Business Corporation Act of 1983" and "make a technical change in a section concerning the short title".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on April 11, 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 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 HB1915.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/1/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin |
| 2/4/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/4/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate *** |
| 3/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael D. Unes |
| 3/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael D. Unes |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 4/4/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 4/8/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael D. Unes |
| 4/8/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Public Health |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Public Health; 008-000-000 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0057 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Effective Date July 12, 2019 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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