The legislation was introduced in bill HB1873 on Feb. 1, when Rep. Jim Durkin (R-82) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Vehicle Code" and "make a technical change in a section concerning the short title".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on April 11, 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 is scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020.
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 HB1873.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/1/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin |
| 2/4/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/4/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate *** |
| 4/8/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Darren Bailey |
| 4/8/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/8/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/8/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Darren Bailey |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 012-001-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 074-016-012 |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Removed from Short Debate Status |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 12, 2019 |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter |
| 4/15/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Criminal Law |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-001-000 |
| 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; 053-000-000 |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0055 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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