Dupage Policy Journal

A new law sponsored by Rep. Jim Durkin (R-82) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Regulatory Sunset Act went into effect on Aug. 9, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

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