The legislation was introduced in bill SB1868 on Feb. 15, 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 Limitations Article of the Code of Civil Procedure".
The Senate passed the bill and it arrived in the House on April 4, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 23. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 20. 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 SB1868.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/27/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Judiciary |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 3/18/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 3/19/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 3/19/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019 |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2019 |
| 4/4/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 052-003-000 |
| 4/24/2019 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee |
| 4/26/2019 | House | To Civil Procedure Subcommittee |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee; |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/21/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/20/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 8/20/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0435 |
| 8/20/2019 | Senate | Effective Date August 20, 2019 |
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