The legislation was introduced in bill SB109 on Jan. 23, when Sen. Terry Link (D-30) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities Act".
The Senate passed the bill and it arrived in the House on March 27, 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 26. 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 SB109.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/23/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link |
| 1/23/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 1/23/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 1/29/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 1/30/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Public Health |
| 2/4/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 2/6/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett |
| 2/6/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Public Health |
| 2/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 2/19/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe |
| 3/4/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link |
| 3/4/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health |
| 3/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Public Health; 010-000-000 |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2019 |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2019 |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 3/19/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 3/19/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
| 4/1/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 4/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson |
| 4/2/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Assigned to Human Services Committee |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 5/2/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/19/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/26/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0160 |
| 7/26/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 7/26/2019 | Senate | Effective Date July 26, 2019 |
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