The legislation was introduced in bill HB1613 on Jan. 31, when Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-27) 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 June 21. 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 HB1613.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/31/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2/1/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/1/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-005-001 |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer |
| 2/28/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/1/2019 | House | Fiscal Note Filed |
| 3/4/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-003-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 075-035-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Removed from Short Debate Status |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Criminal Law |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Criminal Law |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019 |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Criminal Law; 006-004-000 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 032-018-000 |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 6/21/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0024 |
| 6/21/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 6/21/2019 | House | Effective Date June 21, 2019 |
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