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A new law sponsored by Rep. Michael Halpin (D-72) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Property Tax Code went into effect on Aug. 23, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

The legislation was introduced in bill HB833 on Jan. 22, when Rep. Fred Crespo (D-44) filed it with the House clerk.

According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Property Tax Code".

After debate, the House passed the bill on May 26 and it arrived in the Senate on May 27, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 31. 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 HB833.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/22/2019	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo
1/22/2019	House	First Reading
1/22/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/4/2019	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
2/5/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2/5/2019	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
2/6/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
2/14/2019	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
2/14/2019	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa
2/14/2019	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
2/14/2019	House	To Property Tax Subcommittee
3/6/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
3/6/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
3/11/2019	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
3/12/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
3/27/2019	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/27/2019	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo
3/29/2019	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
4/11/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
5/9/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
5/9/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas
5/9/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
5/9/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
5/9/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
5/9/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
5/9/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
5/9/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
5/9/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
5/9/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
5/20/2019	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
5/20/2019	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
5/20/2019	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo
5/20/2019	House	Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee
5/20/2019	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
5/21/2019	House	Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
5/21/2019	House	Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Revenue & Finance Committee; Rep. Natalie A. Manley
5/22/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
5/22/2019	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/22/2019	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
5/22/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
5/22/2019	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/22/2019	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote
5/22/2019	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 015-000-000
5/22/2019	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/26/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
5/26/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
5/26/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
5/26/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
5/26/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
5/26/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
5/26/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
5/26/2019	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
5/26/2019	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/27/2019	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
5/27/2019	Senate	Arrive in Senate
5/27/2019	Senate	First Reading
5/27/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
5/27/2019	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
5/27/2019	Senate	Referred to Assignments
5/28/2019	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
5/28/2019	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
5/28/2019	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
5/29/2019	Senate	Assigned to Revenue
5/29/2019	Senate	Do Pass Revenue; 009-000-000
5/29/2019	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019
5/29/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 30, 2019
5/29/2019	Senate	Waive Posting Notice
5/30/2019	Senate	Second Reading
5/30/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 31, 2019
5/31/2019	House	Passed Both Houses
5/31/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
5/31/2019	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
5/31/2019	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
5/31/2019	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
5/31/2019	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
6/7/2019	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
6/28/2019	House	Sent to the Governor
8/23/2019	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0453
8/23/2019	House	Governor Approved
8/23/2019	House	Effective Date August 23, 2019