The legislation was introduced in bill HB2460 on Feb. 7, 2017, when Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "create the Illinois Sustainable Investing Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 4, 2019 and it arrived in the House on May 23, 2019, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 29, 2019. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 23, 2019. 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 HB2460.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/7/2017 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2/8/2017 | House | First Reading |
| 2/8/2017 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/22/2017 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 3/7/2017 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 008-005-000 |
| 3/8/2017 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/24/2017 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/24/2017 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 3/27/2017 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 3/29/2017 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 4/5/2017 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/5/2017 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/5/2017 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/24/2017 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto |
| 4/24/2017 | House | Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed |
| 4/24/2017 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 4/24/2017 | House | Third Reading - Consideration Postponed |
| 4/28/2017 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/8/2019 | House | Session Sine Die |
| 2/13/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Davis |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Assigned to State Government Administration Committee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 006-004-000 |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/11/2019 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer |
| 3/11/2019 | House | Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer |
| 3/14/2019 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed |
| 3/15/2019 | House | Fiscal Note Filed |
| 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 | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Davis |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 3/21/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 3/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Davis |
| 3/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 007-003-000 |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee |
| 4/3/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 007-003-000 |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-046-000 |
| 4/4/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/4/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Financial Institutions |
| 4/29/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 4/29/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Financial Institutions |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Financial Institutions; 006-003-000 |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2019 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2019 |
| 5/20/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 037-019-000 |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William Davis |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government Administration Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 006-004-000 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams |
| 5/29/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 073-042-000 |
| 6/27/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0473 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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