The legislation was introduced in bill HB3143 on Feb. 15, when Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-102) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Property Tax Code".
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 17. 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 HB3143.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brad Halbrook |
| 2/15/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee |
| 3/14/2019 | House | To Property Tax Subcommittee |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 006-000-000 |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Reported Back To Revenue & Finance Committee; |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 014-000-000 |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brad Halbrook |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-003-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2019 |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Revenue |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Revenue; 008-000-000 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019 |
| 5/17/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0150 |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Effective Date July 26, 2019 |
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