The legislation was introduced in bill HB124 on Dec. 10, 2018, when Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the State Records Act" and "make a technical change in a section concerning the short title".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 11 and it arrived in the House on May 21, 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. 16. The law is scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020.
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 HB124.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2018 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan |
| 1/9/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/9/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 2/6/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000 |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** |
| 3/25/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Luis Arroyo |
| 3/25/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/25/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Luis Arroyo |
| 3/26/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee |
| 3/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000 |
| 4/3/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/3/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Luis Arroyo |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 006-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to State Government |
| 4/29/2019 | Senate | Sponsor Removed Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Postponed - State Government |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended State Government; 007-000-000 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 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 | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Luis Arroyo |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government Administration Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/27/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/16/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0374 |
| 8/16/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/16/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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