The legislation was introduced in bill HB2854 on Feb. 14, 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 Illinois Municipal Code and the Fire Protection District Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 29 and it arrived in the House on May 21, 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. 23. 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 HB2854.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/14/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 2/14/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee |
| 3/7/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/7/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 3/12/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Cities & Villages Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 014-000-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-000-000 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Local Government |
| 4/29/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine |
| 4/29/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 007-000-000 |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2019 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date August 23, 2019 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0489 |
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