The legislation was introduced in bill HB331 on Jan. 11, when Rep. Thaddeus Jones (D-29) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "create the Expressway Safety Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on April 11, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 16. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on July 12. The law is scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020.
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 HB331.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/11/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| 1/14/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/14/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 3/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-001 |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Transportation |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0042 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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