The legislation was introduced in bill HB1268 on Jan. 28, 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 Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on Oct. 30, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on Nov. 14. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Dec. 20. 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 HB1268.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/28/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan |
| 1/29/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** |
| 4/12/2019 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 10/21/2019 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 10/21/2019 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 27, 2019 |
| 10/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 10/25/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. William Davis |
| 10/25/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Davis |
| 10/25/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 10/28/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| 10/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 020-000-000 |
| 10/30/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 10/30/2019 | House | 3/5 Vote Required |
| 10/30/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| 10/30/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 11/6/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 12, 2019 |
| 11/6/2019 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 11/6/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As November 14, 2019 |
| 11/12/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 11/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant |
| 11/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 13, 2019 |
| 11/14/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | 3/5 Vote Required |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 12/13/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 12/20/2019 | House | Effective Date December 20, 2019 |
| 12/20/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0614 |
| 12/20/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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