The legislation was introduced in bill HB3483 on Feb. 15, when Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-18) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Department of Human Services Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on April 10, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 22. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 9. 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 HB3483.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 2/15/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Human Services Committee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 015-000-000 |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/4/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/4/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 010-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Human Services |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 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 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 6/20/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Effective Date August 9, 2019 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0284 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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