The legislation was introduced in bill HB64 on Dec. 10, 2018, 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 "appropriate $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Development Board for its FY20 ordinary and contingent expenses".
After debate, the House passed the bill on May 20 and it arrived in the House on May 24, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 24. 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 HB64.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2018 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan |
| 1/9/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/9/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 2/6/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000 |
| 2/7/2019 | 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 ** |
| 12/16/2019 | House | Rule 19(b) / 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. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/19/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed by Voice Vote |
| 5/20/2020 | House | Legislation Considered in Special Session No. 1 |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/20/2020 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-042-000 |
| 5/20/2020 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 5/20/2020 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Legislation Considered in Special Session No. 1 |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | First Reading |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 20, 2020 |
| 5/20/2020 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 21, 2020 |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 5/21/2020 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2020 |
| 5/23/2020 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 5/23/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/23/2020 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 5/23/2020 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
| 5/23/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon |
| 5/23/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 5/23/2020 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/23/2020 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon |
| 5/23/2020 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/23/2020 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 5/24/2020 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/24/2020 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/24/2020 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 |
| 5/24/2020 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/24/2020 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 074-031-005 |
| 5/24/2020 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 5/24/2020 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/24/2020 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/1/2020 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 6/2/2020 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer |
| 6/2/2020 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 6/2/2020 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 6/9/2020 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 6/12/2020 | House | Effective Date June 12, 2020 |
| 6/12/2020 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0638 |
| 6/12/2020 | House | Governor Approved |
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