The legislation was introduced in bill HB2177 on Feb. 6, when Rep. Michael D. Unes (R-91) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the School Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate 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 HB2177.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/6/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael D. Unes |
| 2/7/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 020-000-000 |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 2/28/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael T. Marron |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 4/26/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 6/19/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0131 |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Effective Date July 26, 2019 |
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