The legislation was introduced in bill HB2296 on Feb. 8, when Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-11) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Environmental Protection Act to prohibit lead-acid battery retailers from disposing of lead-acid batteries by delivery to a collection or recycling facility, unless that collection or recycling facility accepts lead-acid batteries".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 9 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 HB2296.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/8/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 2/13/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee |
| 3/12/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/12/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 029-000-000 |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Energy & Environment Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee |
| 3/21/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/21/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 3/22/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/22/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 3/26/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Energy & Environment Committee |
| 3/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Energy & Environment Committee; 031-000-000 |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Environment and Conservation |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 007-000-000 |
| 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 |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 6/19/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0137 |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Effective Date July 26, 2019 |
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