The legislation was introduced in bill HB2176 on Feb. 6, when Rep. Celina Villanueva (D-21) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Notary Public Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 10 and it arrived in the House on May 21, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 29. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 23. 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 HB2176.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/6/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 2/7/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 3/12/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 3/21/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/21/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 3/25/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 3/26/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/5/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/5/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2019 |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Judiciary |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/6/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019 |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/27/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0465 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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