The legislation was introduced in bill SB2096 on Feb. 15, when Sen. Andy Manar (D-48) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the School Code".
The Senate passed the bill and it arrived in the House on April 4, 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 June 14. 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 SB2096.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 015-000-000 |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2019 |
| 3/26/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/26/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2019 |
| 4/4/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 4/24/2019 | House | Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee |
| 5/10/2019 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee |
| 5/20/2019 | House | Assigned to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee |
| 5/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Davis |
| 5/20/2019 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 5/21/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Davis |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 5/22/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 014-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 5/24/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Davis |
| 5/24/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/26/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee |
| 5/27/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-004-000 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Andy Manar |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Andy Manar |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 3 |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 3 - May 30, 2019 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 009-004-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 009-004-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | Senate Concurs |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 041-017-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 041-017-000 |
| 6/10/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 6/14/2019 | Senate | Effective Date June 14, 2019 |
| 6/14/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 6/14/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0017 |
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