The legislation was introduced in bill HB3687 on Feb. 15, when Rep. Sonya M. Harper (D-6) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 12 and it arrived in the House on May 21, 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 HB3687.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 2/15/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/12/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 4/12/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 30, 2019 |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019 |
| 5/13/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/13/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bertino-Tarrant |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0521 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date August 23, 2019 |
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