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A new law sponsored by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (D-33) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

The legislation was introduced in bill SB1609 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 Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963".

The Senate passed the bill and it arrived in the House on March 26, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 30. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 16. 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 SB1609.

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; 007-003-000
3/12/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2019
3/13/2019	Senate	Second Reading
3/13/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2019
3/26/2019	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
3/26/2019	House	Arrived in House
3/26/2019	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 031-018-000
3/27/2019	House	First Reading
3/27/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/9/2019	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
5/7/2019	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-007-000
5/8/2019	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/13/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
5/21/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter
5/21/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
5/22/2019	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/22/2019	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/23/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
5/24/2019	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
5/28/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
5/28/2019	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
5/28/2019	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-052-000
5/28/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
5/28/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
5/28/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
5/28/2019	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/29/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 30, 2019
5/29/2019	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
5/29/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
5/29/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Criminal Law
5/29/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
5/30/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 037-019-000
5/30/2019	Senate	Passed Both Houses
5/30/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Criminal Law; 006-001-000
5/30/2019	Senate	Senate Concurs
6/28/2019	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/16/2019	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2020
8/16/2019	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0408
8/16/2019	Senate	Governor Approved