The legislation was introduced in bill HB2256 on Feb. 2, 2017, when Rep. Jim Durkin (R-82) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Emancipation of Minors Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on March 27, 2019, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 16, 2019. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on July 26, 2019. 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 HB2256.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/2/2017 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin |
| 2/3/2017 | House | First Reading |
| 2/3/2017 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/22/2017 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 3/29/2017 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 3/29/2017 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate *** |
| 4/27/2017 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/27/2017 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate *** |
| 4/28/2017 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/8/2019 | House | Session Sine Die |
| 2/7/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David A. Welter |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 2/20/2019 | House | To Family Law Subcommittee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee; |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-002 |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2019 |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019 |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0135 |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Effective Date July 26, 2019 |
| 2/16/2021 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin |
| 2/17/2021 | House | First Reading |
| 2/17/2021 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/2/2021 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 3/11/2021 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 014-000-000 |
| 3/17/2021 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** |
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