The legislation was introduced in bill SB1684 on Feb. 15, when Sen. Emil Jones, III (D-14) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Regulatory Sunset Act".
The Senate passed the bill and it arrived in the House on April 12, 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. 9. 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 SB1684.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/27/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Licensed Activities |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2019 |
| 4/12/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 4/12/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/12/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 4/12/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/12/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 4/30/2019 | House | Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| 5/7/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 5/8/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 5/8/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 024-000-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/14/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/14/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 5/16/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| 5/21/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 020-000-000 |
| 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. 2 Adopted |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Licensed Activities |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 30, 2019 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Senate Concurs |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 005-000-000 |
| 6/28/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0346 |
| 8/9/2019 | Senate | Effective Date August 9, 2019 |
| 8/9/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
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