The legislation was introduced in bill HB907 on Jan. 25, when Rep. John Connor (D-85) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois".
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 16. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on July 12. 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 HB907.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/25/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John Connor |
| 1/28/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/28/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Mental Health Committee |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 2/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John Connor |
| 3/5/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health Committee |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Mental Health Committee; 018-000-000 |
| 3/7/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Mental Health Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John Connor |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 12, 2019 |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Human Services |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 |
| 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 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 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 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0045 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Effective Date July 12, 2019 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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