The legislation was introduced in bill HB2215 on Feb. 7, when Rep. Lance Yednock (D-76) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Fire Protection Training Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 28 and it arrived in the House on May 23, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 29. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 9. 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 HB2215.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/7/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lance Yednock |
| 2/7/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lance Yednock |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr. |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello |
| 3/12/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| 3/12/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick |
| 3/13/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-007-000 |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley |
| 3/18/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer |
| 3/18/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/21/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended |
| 3/22/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-011-001 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Local Government |
| 4/29/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton |
| 4/29/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 007-000-000 |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2019 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019 |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Local Government |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 006-001-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 046-006-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; T. Cullerton |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lance Yednock |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lance Yednock |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 108-006-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 108-006-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/27/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Effective Date August 9, 2019 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0252 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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