The legislation was introduced in bill HB2205 on Feb. 7, when Rep. Nicholas K. Smith (D-34) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Chicago School District Article of the School Code".
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 21. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on July 26. 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 HB2205.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/7/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith |
| 2/7/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer |
| 3/12/2019 | House | Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 3/12/2019 | House | Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed |
| 3/26/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/26/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School; by Voice Vote |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School; 008-000-000 |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2019 |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| 6/19/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0133 |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Effective Date July 26, 2019 |
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