The legislation was introduced in bill SB1623 on Feb. 15, when Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-17) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act".
The Senate passed the bill and it arrived in the House on March 28, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 23. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 16. 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 SB1623.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/27/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Judiciary |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2019 |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2019 |
| 3/19/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 3/28/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 |
| 4/8/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan |
| 4/9/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nicholas K. Smith |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 4/25/2019 | House | To Commercial Law Subcommittee |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee; |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 007-000-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/21/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/16/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 8/16/2019 | Senate | Effective Date August 16, 2019 |
| 8/16/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0410 |
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