The legislation was introduced in bill HB2170 on Feb. 6, 2019, when Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia (D-83) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the School Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 10, 2019 and it arrived in the House on Jan. 11, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on Jan. 11. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on March 8. 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 HB2170.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/6/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia |
| 2/7/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 019-000-000 |
| 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 |
| 4/8/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 4/8/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 016-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2019 |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2019 |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-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 3rd Reading May 20, 2020 |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Legislation Considered in Special Session No. 1 |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 6/24/2020 | Senate | Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments |
| 12/7/2020 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon |
| 1/5/2021 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 1/5/2021 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 1/5/2021 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 10, 2021 |
| 1/5/2021 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 1/5/2021 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As January 13, 2021 |
| 1/9/2021 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 1/9/2021 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson |
| 1/9/2021 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 1/10/2021 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 1/10/2021 | Senate | Sponsor Removed Sen. Ann Gillespie |
| 1/10/2021 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 1/10/2021 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3 |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Arrived in House |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 1/11/2021 | House | House Concurs |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 069-041-000 |
| 1/11/2021 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments |
| 1/11/2021 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4-(a) |
| 1/11/2021 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 1/11/2021 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 1/11/2021 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 1/11/2021 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Lightford |
| 1/11/2021 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 040-018-000 |
| 1/11/2021 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 1/11/2021 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 1/14/2021 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 1/14/2021 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 2/4/2021 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 3/8/2021 | House | Effective Date March 8, 2021 |
| 3/8/2021 | House | Governor Approved |
| 3/8/2021 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0654 |
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