The legislation was introduced in bill HB833 on Jan. 22, when Rep. Fred Crespo (D-44) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Property Tax Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill on May 26 and it arrived in the Senate on May 27, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 31. 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 HB833.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/22/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 1/22/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/22/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/4/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee |
| 2/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Frances Ann Hurley |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley |
| 2/14/2019 | House | To Property Tax Subcommittee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 3/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 3/12/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin |
| 5/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee |
| 5/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 5/20/2019 | House | Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee |
| 5/20/2019 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Revenue & Finance Committee; Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 015-000-000 |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz |
| 5/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 5/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 5/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico |
| 5/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 5/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 5/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo |
| 5/26/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 |
| 5/26/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/27/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman |
| 5/27/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 5/27/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 5/27/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 5/27/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 5/27/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Revenue |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Revenue; 009-000-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 30, 2019 |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Waive Posting Notice |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 31, 2019 |
| 5/31/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/31/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 6/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0453 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date August 23, 2019 |
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