The legislation was introduced in bill HB345 on Jan. 14, when Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (D-78) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on March 12, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on March 14. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on April 8. The law is scheduled to go into effect on July 1.
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 HB345.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/14/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 1/14/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/14/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/22/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee |
| 2/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 2/15/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2/15/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 005-001-000 |
| 2/20/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo |
| 2/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 3/12/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-031-000 |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2019 |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 039-016-001 |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton |
| 3/15/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval |
| 4/8/2019 | House | Effective Date July 1, 2019 |
| 4/8/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 4/8/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0002 |
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