The legislation was introduced in bill HB2276 on Feb. 7, when Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Vehicle Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 28 and it arrived in the House on May 29, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on June 1. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 23. The law is scheduled to go into effect on June 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 HB2276.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/7/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 2/13/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter |
| 3/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico |
| 3/11/2019 | House | Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 3/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 011-001-000 |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-020-000 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 4, 2019 |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Public Health |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Public Health |
| 5/10/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Public Health |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 24, 2019 |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Public Health; 012-000-000 |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 23, 2019 |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 27, 2019 |
| 5/27/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 007-001-002 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 042-010-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Morrison |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 097-014-000 |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/1/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date June 1, 2020 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0468 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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