The legislation was introduced in bill HB2665 on Feb. 14, when Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. (D-5) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Consent by Minors to Health Care Services Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on April 4, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 22. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 7. 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 HB2665.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/14/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. |
| 2/14/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Assigned to Human Services Committee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-007-000 |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 062-048-001 |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Removed from Short Debate Status |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Public Health |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Public Health; 008-004-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019 |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 038-019-000 |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/7/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/7/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/7/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0214 |
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