The legislation was introduced in bill SB1221 on Feb. 6, when Sen. Emil Jones, III (D-14) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Regulatory Sunset Act".
The Senate passed the bill on April 12 and it arrived in the House on April 15, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 31. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 9. 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 SB1221.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/6/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 2/6/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/6/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/13/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Licensed Activities |
| 2/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver |
| 2/21/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2019 |
| 2/21/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Licensed Activities; 006-000-000 |
| 2/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2019 |
| 3/26/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 3/26/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 005-000-000 |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Jones |
| 4/15/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/29/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 4/30/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 4/30/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 4/30/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/7/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 5/10/2019 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/14/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/14/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019 |
| 5/15/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli |
| 5/15/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/16/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 5/16/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/20/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 31, 2019 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 005-000-000 |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Senate Concurs |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000 |
| 6/28/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | Senate | Effective Date August 9, 2019 |
| 8/9/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 8/9/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0316 |
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