The legislation was introduced in bill HB3587 on Feb. 15, when Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-12) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Adoption Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 29 and it arrived in the Senate on April 3, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 21. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on July 26. 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 HB3587.
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2/15/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz |
2/15/2019 | House | First Reading |
2/15/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
3/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee |
3/12/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 013-000-000 |
3/13/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
3/21/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer |
3/21/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
3/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
3/29/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-000-000 |
4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
4/3/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans |
4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
4/3/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Human Services |
4/29/2019 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Robert Peters |
5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 |
5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
5/21/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
6/19/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
7/26/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
7/26/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
7/26/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0155 |