The legislation was introduced in bill HB1271 on Jan. 28, when Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Medical Practice Act of 1987" and "make a technical change in a section concerning the short title".
After debate, the House passed the bill on Oct. 29 and it arrived in the Senate on Oct. 30, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on Nov. 14. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Dec. 20. 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 HB1271.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/28/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan |
| 1/29/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** |
| 4/12/2019 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 10/24/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Zalewski |
| 10/28/2019 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 10/28/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 10/28/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 10/28/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 10/28/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski |
| 10/28/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| 10/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 10/29/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 10/29/2019 | House | 3/5 Vote Required |
| 10/29/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 |
| 10/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 11/6/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As November 14, 2019 |
| 11/6/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| 11/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon |
| 11/13/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 11/13/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 14, 2019 |
| 11/13/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 |
| 11/13/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading |
| 11/14/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | 3/5 Vote Required |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 |
| 12/13/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 12/20/2019 | House | Effective Date December 20, 2019 |
| 12/20/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 12/20/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0615 |
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