The legislation was introduced in bill HB392 on Jan. 17, when Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the State Employee Health Savings Account Law" and "make a technical change in a section concerning the short title".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on Oct. 30, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on Nov. 14. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Dec. 20. 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 HB392.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/17/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan |
| 1/18/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/18/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** |
| 4/12/2019 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 10/21/2019 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 10/21/2019 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 27, 2019 |
| 10/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 10/24/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 10/25/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 10/25/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 10/28/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee |
| 10/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 10/30/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 10/30/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 10/30/2019 | House | 3/5 Vote Required |
| 10/30/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 10/30/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 10/30/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001 |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton |
| 10/30/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 11/4/2019 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 11/6/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Human Services |
| 11/6/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As November 14, 2019 |
| 11/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush |
| 11/12/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000 |
| 11/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 13, 2019 |
| 11/13/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 11/13/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 14, 2019 |
| 11/14/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | 3/5 Vote Required |
| 12/13/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 12/20/2019 | House | Effective Date December 20, 2019 |
| 12/20/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0612 |
| 12/20/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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