The legislation was introduced in bill HB424 on Jan. 17, when Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22) 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" and "make a technical change in a section concerning the short title".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on April 4, 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 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 HB424.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/17/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan |
| 1/18/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/18/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 3/25/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/25/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Re-assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 3/26/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed |
| 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 | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-015-000 |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 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 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 |
| 6/19/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0124 |
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