The legislation was introduced in bill HB2992 on Feb. 14, when Rep. André Thapedi (D-32) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Business Corporation Act of 1983".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 29 and it arrived in the Senate on April 3, 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 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 HB2992.
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2/14/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi |
2/15/2019 | House | First Reading |
2/15/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
2/26/2019 | House | Assigned to State Government Administration Committee |
3/20/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 |
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 |
3/29/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
3/29/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-000-000 |
4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 4, 2019 |
4/9/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
4/9/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
4/9/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities |
5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 019-000-000 |
5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
5/24/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
5/30/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
5/30/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 |
6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0494 |
8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |