The legislation was introduced in bill HB5 on Nov. 30, 2018, when Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Department of Human Services Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 19 and it arrived in the House on May 23, 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 HB5.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/30/2018 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 1/9/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/9/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Assigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 004-001-000 |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 2/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 3/15/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Public Health |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Public Health; 008-000-001 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 012-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Collins |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0447 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date August 23, 2019 |
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