The legislation was introduced in bill HB3113 on Feb. 15, when Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (D-14) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Insurance Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 4 and it arrived in the House on May 22, 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 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 HB3113.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2/15/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Insurance Committee |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/21/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance Committee |
| 3/26/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Insurance Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 021-000-000 |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 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 | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-022-000 |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Insurance |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Insurance |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Insurance; 018-000-000 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments. |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/13/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/13/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Insurance |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Postponed - Insurance |
| 5/20/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2019 |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 3 |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Fine |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Insurance; 017-000-000 |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Insurance Committee; 019-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Insurance Committee |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Insurance Committee |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Insurance Committee; 019-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/30/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 114-001-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-001-000 |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0500 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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