The legislation was introduced in bill HB2088 on Feb. 5, when Rep. Daniel Swanson (R-74) 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 and it arrived in the Senate on March 20, 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 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 HB2088.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/5/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Swanson |
| 2/5/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 21, 2019 |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Transportation |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Brian W. Stewart |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval |
| 5/10/2019 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Waive Posting Notice |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Re-assigned to Transportation |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2019 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Transportation; 012-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson |
| 6/19/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0245 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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