The legislation was introduced in bill HB160 on Dec. 12, 2018, when Rep. Mary E. Flowers (D-31) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Cannabis Control Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 28 and it arrived in the Senate on April 3, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 24. The bill was sent to the governor on Aug. 20 and was signed into law on Aug. 22. The law is scheduled to go into effect on Aug. 20.
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 HB160.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2018 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 1/9/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/9/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 2/7/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 3/15/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 3/15/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000 |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 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 |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-049-000 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Criminal Law |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Criminal Law |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Criminal Law |
| 5/10/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Criminal Law |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 24, 2019 |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-003-000 |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 23, 2019 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2019 |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 030-018-000 |
| 6/21/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/20/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0429 |
| 8/20/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/22/2019 | House | Effective Date August 20, 2019 |
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