The legislation was introduced in bill HB2174 on Feb. 6, 2019, when Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-77) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 28, 2019 and it arrived in the House on May 21, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 22. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on June 12. 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 HB2174.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/6/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 2/7/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility Committee |
| 2/22/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility Committee; 011-005-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-033-000 |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 4/23/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Insurance |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Insurance |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 5/6/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Insurance |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Insurance |
| 5/10/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Insurance |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Insurance |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 24, 2019 |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Insurance |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Insurance |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 5/19/2020 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 5/19/2020 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2020 |
| 5/19/2020 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2020 |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2020 |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Legislation Considered in Special Session No. 1 |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2 |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Jones |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/22/2020 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/22/2020 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 115-000-000 |
| 5/22/2020 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/9/2020 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 6/12/2020 | House | Effective Date June 12, 2020 |
| 6/12/2020 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0639 |
| 6/12/2020 | House | Governor Approved |
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