The legislation was introduced in bill HB2237 on Feb. 7, when Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-18) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the State Treasurer Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on April 3, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 29. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 23. 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 HB2237.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/7/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 2/7/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Higher Education Committee |
| 2/22/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick |
| 3/8/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/8/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 3/8/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 3/13/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-006-000 |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/18/2019 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer |
| 3/18/2019 | House | Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 3/21/2019 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed |
| 3/21/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee |
| 3/22/2019 | House | Fiscal Note Filed |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 3/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 012-005-000 |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-042-001 |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Appropriations II |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Re-assigned to Higher Education |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Re-referred to Assignments |
| 5/10/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019 |
| 5/13/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 24, 2019 |
| 5/20/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 5/20/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Higher Education; 009-004-000 |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 23, 2019 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2019 |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 040-015-000 |
| 6/27/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0466 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/27/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie |
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