The legislation was introduced in bill HB2618 on Feb. 14, when Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (D-84) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Vehicle Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 3 and it arrived in the Senate on April 4, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 29. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 9. 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 HB2618.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/14/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 2/14/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/12/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II |
| 3/12/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes |
| 3/12/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler |
| 3/15/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/15/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy |
| 3/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Transportation |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 6/27/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0262 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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