The legislation was introduced in bill HB2272 on Feb. 7, when Martwick filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the School Code and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on April 4, 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 19. The law is scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 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 HB2272.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/7/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Martwick |
| 2/13/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School |
| 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 | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Delia C. Ramirez |
| 3/26/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 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 |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-039-001 |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/19/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 7/19/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 7/19/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0088 |
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