The legislation was introduced in bill HB51 on Dec. 4, 2018, when Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Unified Code of Corrections".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 19 and it arrived in the House on May 28, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 30. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 9. 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 HB51.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/4/2018 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 1/9/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/9/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-002-000 |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 088-020-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Criminal Law |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Criminal Law |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/20/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/20/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Criminal Law |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
| 5/27/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Collins |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 010-000-000 |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/30/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 116-000-000 |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Effective Date August 9, 2019 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0224 |
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