The legislation was introduced in bill HB2304 on Feb. 8, when Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-27) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Department of Human Services Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 9 and it arrived in the House on May 30, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on June 1. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 23. 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 HB2304.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/8/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2/13/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 016-000-000 |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 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. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Human Services |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Human Services |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
| 5/27/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 006-003-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martinez |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 046-012-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/31/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Appropriations-Human Services Committee |
| 5/31/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 019-000-000 |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams |
| 6/1/2019 | House | 3/5 Vote Required |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000 |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 6/1/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0469 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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