The legislation was introduced in bill HB1494 on Jan. 29, when Rep. Chris Miller (R-110) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Vehicle Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 28 and it arrived in the Senate on April 3, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 16. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on July 12. 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 HB1494.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/29/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chris Miller |
| 2/1/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/1/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 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 |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Transportation |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Effective Date July 12, 2019 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0051 |
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