The legislation was introduced in bill HB359 on Jan. 16, when Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-113) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the State Property Control Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on April 11, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 16. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 7. 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 HB359.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/16/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 1/18/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/18/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Assigned to State Government Administration Committee |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 12, 2019 |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Higher Education |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Higher Education; 013-000-000 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/7/2019 | House | Effective Date August 7, 2019 |
| 8/7/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/7/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0213 |
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