The legislation was introduced in bill SB161 on Jan. 30, when Sen. John F. Curran (R-41) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Attorney General Act".
The Senate passed the bill and it arrived in the House on April 11, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 28. 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 SB161.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/30/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. John F. Curran |
| 1/30/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 1/30/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/13/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John F. Curran |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019 |
| 3/26/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000 |
| 3/28/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 3/28/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 3/28/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 3/28/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush |
| 3/28/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton |
| 3/28/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Curran |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2019 |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 4/11/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 4/24/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor |
| 4/26/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 4/29/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock |
| 4/30/2019 | House | Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans |
| 5/2/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 5/2/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico |
| 5/2/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
| 5/2/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 5/2/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan |
| 5/2/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 021-003-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 5/15/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 5/15/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 5/15/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-016-000 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/26/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/23/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 8/23/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0527 |
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