The legislation was introduced in bill HB2096* on Feb. 5, 2019, when Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Park District Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 20, 2019 and it arrived in the House on May 21, 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 June 5. 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 HB2096*.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/5/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 2/6/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/6/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 008-003-000 |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-043-001 |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 5/19/2020 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 5/19/2020 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2020 |
| 5/19/2020 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2020 |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2020 |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Legislation Considered in Special Session No. 1 |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3 |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Murphy |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 5/22/2020 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive Committee |
| 5/22/2020 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 5/22/2020 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/22/2020 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 5/23/2020 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/23/2020 | House | House Concurs |
| 5/23/2020 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 111-000-000 |
| 5/29/2020 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 6/5/2020 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0632 |
| 6/5/2020 | House | Effective Date June 5, 2020 |
| 6/5/2020 | House | Governor Approved |
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