The legislation was introduced in bill SB1580 on Feb. 15, when Sen. John F. Curran (R-41) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Counties Code".
The Senate passed the bill on April 10 and it arrived in the House on April 11, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 23. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 16. 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 SB1580.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. John F. Curran |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/27/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Local Government |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000 |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2019 |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John F. Curran |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Curran |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/30/2019 | House | Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee |
| 4/30/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 4/30/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 015-000-000 |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-003-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/21/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/16/2019 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/16/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0405 |
| 8/16/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
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