The legislation was introduced in bill HB2154 on Feb. 6, when Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-12) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Public Aid Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 29 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. 26. 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 HB2154.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/6/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 2/6/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/6/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Human Services Committee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-000-000 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Human Services |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Human Services |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Human Services |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 5/6/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 008-002-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019 |
| 5/10/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/10/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Human Services |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 007-003-000 |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2019 |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Steans |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 044-011-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 097-016-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 097-016-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/27/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/26/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/26/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0461 |
| 8/26/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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