The legislation was introduced in bill SB1599 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 Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act in relation to the dissemination of criminal record information".
The Senate passed the bill on April 12 and it arrived in the House on April 15, 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 Aug. 20. 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 SB1599.
| 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 |
| 2/27/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Criminal Law |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Criminal Law |
| 3/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000 |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2019 |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments. |
| 3/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 3/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 3/19/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 006-003-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Sims |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2019 |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 009-000-000 |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Sims |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 4/15/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 4/15/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/30/2019 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 4/30/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 4/30/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/7/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/13/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kambium Buckner |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/21/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/20/2019 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/20/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0431 |
| 8/20/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
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