The legislation was introduced in bill HB1876 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".
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 HB1876.
| 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 *** |
| 4/5/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/5/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Blaine Wilhour |
| 4/5/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/5/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Blaine Wilhour |
| 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 | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| 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 | First Reading |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Transportation |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000 |
| 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; 054-001-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0056 |
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