The legislation was introduced in bill HB2583 on Feb. 14, when Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the River Conservancy Districts Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 10 and it arrived in the House on May 21, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 29. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 23. 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 HB2583.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/14/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett |
| 2/14/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee |
| 2/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett |
| 3/5/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour |
| 3/11/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/11/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee |
| 3/21/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 3/21/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst |
| 3/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee |
| 4/3/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Environment and Conservation |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Environment and Conservation |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jason A. Barickman |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation; 007-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Thomas M. Bennett |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/27/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0476 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date August 23, 2019 |
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