The legislation was introduced in bill SB2076 on Feb. 15, when Sen. Brian W. Stewart (R-45) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Code of Military Justice".
The Senate passed the bill and it arrived in the House on March 27, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 23. 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 SB2076.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Brian W. Stewart |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Brian W. Stewart |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 3/19/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 3/19/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019 |
| 3/26/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/26/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer |
| 3/26/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2019 |
| 3/27/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 4/25/2019 | House | To Commercial Law Subcommittee |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee; |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 007-000-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Charles Meier |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/21/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | Senate | Effective Date August 9, 2019 |
| 8/9/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 8/9/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0367 |
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