The legislation was introduced in bill HB1561 on Jan. 30, when Rep. Fred Crespo (D-44) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the School Safety Drill Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 12 and it arrived in the House on May 23, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 30. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 26. The law is scheduled to go into effect on Aug. 23.
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 HB1561.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/30/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 2/1/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/1/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli |
| 3/26/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/26/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 3/28/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 019-000-000 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/12/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Revenue |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Revenue |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 5/8/2019 | 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 Revenue; 008-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Revenue |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Revenue; 007-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; T. Cullerton |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 016-000-000 |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 016-000-000 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 116-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick |
| 5/30/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/26/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0455 |
| 8/26/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/26/2019 | House | Effective Date August 23, 2019 |
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