The legislation was introduced in bill SB1934 on Feb. 15, when Sen. Andy Manar (D-48) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Vehicle Code" and "make a technical change in a section concerning the short title".
The Senate passed the bill on April 12 and it arrived in the House on April 15, 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 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 SB1934.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Transportation |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation |
| 3/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin |
| 3/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval |
| 3/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe |
| 3/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Transportation |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Transportation |
| 3/19/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 018-000-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019 |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2019 |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 015-000-000 |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Manar |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 4/15/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 4/15/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/30/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 4/30/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/30/2019 | House | Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/14/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/14/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 5/16/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 5/20/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 008-000-000 |
| 5/20/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 31, 2019 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Transportation |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Senate Concurs |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Andy Manar |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Transportation; 017-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link |
| 6/28/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 8/23/2019 | Senate | Effective Date August 23, 2019 |
| 8/23/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0572 |
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