The legislation was introduced in bill SB1136 on Feb. 5, when Sen. Laura Ellman (D-21) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois".
The Senate passed the bill and it arrived in the House on March 21, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 31. 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 SB1136.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/5/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman |
| 2/5/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/5/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 2/5/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/6/2019 | Senate | Assigned to State Government |
| 2/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 2/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| 2/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 2/21/2019 | Senate | Postponed - State Government |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2019 |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Do Pass State Government; 005-000-000 |
| 3/19/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2019 |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 3/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
| 3/26/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Assigned to State Government Administration Committee |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek |
| 4/30/2019 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 5/1/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/1/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 5/7/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 23, 2019 |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 005-000-000 |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-000-001 |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Senate Concurs |
| 6/28/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0540 |
| 8/23/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 8/23/2019 | Senate | Effective Date August 23, 2019 |
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