The legislation was introduced in bill HB2540 on Feb. 13, when Rep. Sonya M. Harper (D-6) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "create the Blockchain Business Development Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 11 and it arrived in the House on May 30, 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. 9. 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 HB2540.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/13/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 2/13/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2/27/2019 | House | To Commercial Law Subcommittee |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee; |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 004-002-000 |
| 3/25/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/25/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 3/26/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-001-000 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/1/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/1/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Commerce and Economic Development |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce and Economic Development |
| 5/10/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Commerce and Economic Development; 008-000-000 |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2019 |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 |
| 5/31/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000 |
| 6/1/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Effective Date June 1, 2020 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0259 |
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