The legislation was introduced in bill SB1863 on Feb. 15, 2019, when Sen. Terry Link (D-30) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Freedom of Information Act".
The Senate passed the bill and it arrived in the House on April 4, 2019, 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 16. 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 SB1863.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/27/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; 018-000-000 |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading |
| 3/7/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/7/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2019 |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| 4/8/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 4/9/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/24/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 5/6/2019 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Diane Pappas |
| 5/10/2019 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/15/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 5/15/2019 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| 5/30/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/30/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/30/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 008-005-000 |
| 5/31/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/31/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 5/31/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 |
| 5/31/2019 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2019 |
| 5/31/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 6/28/2019 | 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 |
| 10/30/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa |
| 11/12/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 11/12/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 11/12/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed as Amended |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tim Butler |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Pension Note Filed as Amended |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Correctional Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tim Butler |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tim Butler |
| 11/13/2019 | House | Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Karina Villa |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tim Butler |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Home Rule Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tim Butler |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Balanced Budget Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tim Butler |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tim Butler |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Judicial Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tim Butler |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 State Debt Impact Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tim Butler |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 007-005-000 |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Pension Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tim Butler |
| 11/14/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Judicial Note Filed as Amended |
| 11/14/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended |
| 11/14/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended |
| 11/28/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 11/28/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 11/28/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 11/28/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 11/28/2019 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/18/2020 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 5/18/2020 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/19/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/19/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/20/2020 | House | Legislation Considered in Special Session No. 1 |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Judicial Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/20/2020 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed by Voice Vote |
| 5/20/2020 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 5/20/2020 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Pension Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 6 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ryan Spain |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 7 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 7 Judicial Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 008-005-000 |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 7 Pension Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 7 Correctional Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 6 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 7 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 6 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 6 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 7 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 6 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 6 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 6 Judicial Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 7 State Debt Impact Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Correctional Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 7 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 6 Pension Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 6 Adopted |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 6 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 6 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 6 Correctional Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva Dina Delgado |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 6 Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-043-000 |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 7 Balanced Budget Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 5, 6 - May 21, 2020 |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 6 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 5, 6 |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 6 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 5/22/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 7 Home Rule Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/22/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 7 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/22/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 7 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/22/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 6 Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/22/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 7 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 5, 6 - May 22, 2020 |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | Senate Concurs 037-019-000 |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 6 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 6 Senate Concurs 037-019-000 |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Senate Concurs 037-019-000 |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie |
| 5/23/2020 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 6/12/2020 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 6/16/2020 | Senate | Effective Date June 16, 2020 |
| 6/16/2020 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 6/16/2020 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0642 |
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