The legislation was introduced in bill HB3586 on Feb. 15, 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 Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 11 and it arrived in the House on May 23, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on June 1. 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 HB3586.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 2/15/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 3/12/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 3/26/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 019-000-000 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 016-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 014-000-000 |
| 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 | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Koehler |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/26/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/26/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 5/26/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 016-000-000 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 112-000-000 |
| 6/1/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/1/2019 | House | 3/5 Vote Required |
| 6/1/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0515 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date August 23, 2019 |
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