The legislation was introduced in bill HB1639 on Jan. 31, when Rep. Anthony DeLuca (D-80) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Insurance Code in an Article concerning accident and health insurance".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 28 and it arrived in the Senate on April 3, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 31. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 26. The law is scheduled to go into effect on Aug. 23.
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 HB1639.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/31/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| 2/1/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/1/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Assigned to Insurance Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | To Health Insurance Subcommittee |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 018-001-000 |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Reported Back To Insurance Committee; |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Insurance Committee; 003-000-000 |
| 2/28/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-030-000 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Insurance |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Insurance; 015-000-000 |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2019 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
| 5/31/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/26/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0456 |
| 8/26/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/26/2019 | House | Effective Date August 23, 2019 |
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