The legislation was introduced in bill SB1965 on Feb. 15, when Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-17) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Health Care Worker Background Check Act".
The Senate passed the bill and it arrived in the House on March 27, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 23. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on July 31. 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 SB1965.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Public Health |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Public Health |
| 3/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 3/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 3/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 3/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 3/19/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health |
| 3/19/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 3/19/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Public Health |
| 3/19/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 012-000-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019 |
| 3/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 3/26/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/26/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2019 |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 3/27/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000 |
| 5/2/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-035-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/6/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/31/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0176 |
| 7/31/2019 | Senate | Effective Date July 31, 2019 |
| 7/31/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
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