The legislation was introduced in bill HB210 on Dec. 21, 2018, when Rep. Terri Bryant (R-115) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Unified Code of Corrections".
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. 23. 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 HB210.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/21/2018 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant |
| 1/9/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/9/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Assigned to State Government Administration Committee |
| 2/1/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst |
| 3/5/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | To Agency Operation Subcommittee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant |
| 3/12/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee |
| 3/13/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 3/14/2019 | 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 |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 4, 2019 |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to State Government |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Do Pass State Government; 005-000-000 |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2019 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale Fowler |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale Fowler |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to State Government |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - State Government |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 005-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Fowler |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Terri Bryant |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government Administration Committee |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 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 Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 118-000-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/27/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0449 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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