The legislation was introduced in bill HB822 on Jan. 22, when Rep. Michael Halpin (D-72) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Care of Students with Diabetes Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on March 20, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 22. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 19. 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 HB822.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/22/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Halpin |
| 1/22/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/22/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 2/25/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael Halpin |
| 2/25/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 017-000-000 |
| 3/6/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/8/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson |
| 6/20/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/19/2019 | House | Effective Date August 19, 2019 |
| 8/19/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0428 |
| 8/19/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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