The legislation was introduced in bill HB1652 on Feb. 1, when Rep. LaToya Greenwood (D-114) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Departments of State Government Law".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 11 and it arrived in the House on May 21, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 29. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 9. 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 HB1652.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/1/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 2/4/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/4/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 3/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 3/12/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000 |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/1/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie |
| 4/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 4/1/2019 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tony McCombie |
| 4/8/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 4/8/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Licensed Activities |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Licensed Activities |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 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 | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 5/26/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 5/26/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 |
| 5/26/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/25/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0240 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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