The legislation was introduced in bill HB3086 on Feb. 15, when Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the School Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 12 and it arrived in the House on May 22, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on June 1. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 23. The law is scheduled to go into effect on June 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 HB3086.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 2/15/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 012-007-000 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/12/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 4/12/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-039-000 |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 30, 2019 |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 016-000-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000 |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Belt |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 017-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000 |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 6/1/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0498 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date June 1, 2020 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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