The legislation was introduced in bill SB1236 on Feb. 6, when Sen. Terry Link (D-30) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code".
The Senate passed the bill and it arrived in the House on April 10, 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 SB1236.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/6/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link |
| 2/6/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/6/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/13/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Government Accountability and Pensions |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Government Accountability and Pensions |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2019 |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Government Accountability and Pensions; 009-000-000 |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2019 |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Government Accountability and Pensions |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 4/10/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Link |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 045-006-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Government Accountability and Pensions; 007-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 4/24/2019 | House | Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee |
| 5/2/2019 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sam Yingling |
| 5/6/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/6/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sam Yingling |
| 5/7/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 013-003-000 |
| 5/9/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Counties & Townships Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/15/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 5/17/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/17/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sam Yingling |
| 5/20/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 5/22/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 5/23/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019 |
| 5/27/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/28/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 100-013-000 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Removed from Short Debate Status |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2, 3 |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2, 3 - May 29, 2019 |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 055-000-001 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 055-000-001 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-000-001 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Senate Concurs |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000 |
| 6/28/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0544 |
| 8/23/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 8/23/2019 | Senate | Effective Date August 23, 2019 |
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