The legislation was introduced in bill HB2643 on Feb. 14, when Rep. Joyce Mason (D-61) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 2 and it arrived in the House on May 17, 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. 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 HB2643.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/14/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 2/14/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| 3/4/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 3/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 3/13/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 3/13/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Labor & Commerce Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 028-000-000 |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-009-000 |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Commerce and Economic Development |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce and Economic Development |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Commerce and Economic Development |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Commerce and Economic Development; 008-000-000 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-002 |
| 5/17/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/17/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nathan D. Reitz |
| 5/30/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Effective Date August 9, 2019 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0264 |
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