The legislation was introduced in bill HB2275 on Feb. 7, 2019, when Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D-10) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 28, 2019 and it arrived in the Senate on April 3, 2019, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on Jan. 11. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on April 2. 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 HB2275.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/7/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin |
| 2/13/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | To Workforce Development Subcommittee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Labor & Commerce Committee; 007-000-000 |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-008-000 |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Reported Back To Labor & Commerce Committee; |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/18/2019 | House | Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer |
| 3/18/2019 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer |
| 3/18/2019 | House | Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 3/21/2019 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Home Rule Note Filed |
| 3/22/2019 | House | Fiscal Note Filed |
| 3/22/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-035-000 |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 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 | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Sponsor Removed Sen. John G. Mulroe |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Sponsor Removed Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Sponsor Removed Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Sponsor Removed Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 5/10/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 2/27/2020 | Senate | Assigned to Labor |
| 3/3/2020 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 3/3/2020 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 3/4/2020 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor |
| 4/12/2020 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments |
| 4/12/2020 | Senate | Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments |
| 4/23/2020 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2020 |
| 4/23/2020 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 29, 2020 |
| 4/30/2020 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 29, 2020 |
| 5/7/2020 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2020 |
| 1/4/2021 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 1/5/2021 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading January 10, 2021 |
| 1/5/2021 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 1/5/2021 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As January 13, 2021 |
| 1/6/2021 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 1/10/2021 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 11, 2021 |
| 1/10/2021 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 1/11/2021 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 1/11/2021 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva |
| 1/11/2021 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 038-016-000 |
| 2/4/2021 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 4/2/2021 | House | Governor Approved |
| 4/2/2021 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0664 |
| 4/2/2021 | House | Effective Date April 2, 2021 |
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