The legislation was introduced in bill HB2571 on Feb. 13, 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 Child Care Act of 1969".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 29 and it arrived in the Senate on April 3, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 21. 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 HB2571.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/13/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 2/13/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee |
| 2/28/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/28/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 3/5/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee |
| 3/12/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/12/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer |
| 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 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 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 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| 6/19/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0063 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Effective Date July 12, 2019 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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