The legislation was introduced in bill HB247 on Jan. 8, when Rep. Fred Crespo (D-44) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the School Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 2 and it arrived in the House on May 23, 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 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 HB247.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8/2019 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 1/9/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/9/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 2/6/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 015-005-000 |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2/13/2019 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish |
| 2/26/2019 | House | State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Fiscal Note Filed |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/21/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 3/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 012-004-000 |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-034-001 |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 011-002-000 |
| 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 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-002-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 041-014-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 012-004-000 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 082-035-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/27/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0450 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date August 23, 2019 |
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