The legislation was introduced in bill HB245 on Jan. 8, when Rep. Michael J. Zalewski (D-23) 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 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 HB245.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8/2019 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski |
| 1/9/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/9/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 3/21/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/21/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski |
| 3/26/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Telecommunications and Information Technology |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Telecommunications and Information Technology |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Telecommunications and Information Technology; 006-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 047-006-000 |
| 6/19/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0123 |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Effective Date July 26, 2019 |
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