The legislation was introduced in bill HB188 on Dec. 18, 2018, when Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (D-8) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Vehicle Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 4 and it arrived in the House on May 31, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on Oct. 30. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Dec. 20. 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 HB188.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2018 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 1/9/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/9/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. John C. D'Amico |
| 3/22/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/22/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John C. D'Amico |
| 3/26/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 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 |
| 5/20/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2019 |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
| 5/27/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/27/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 017-000-000 |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation |
| 5/31/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/31/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/31/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. John C. D'Amico |
| 5/31/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Muñoz |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 7/2/2019 | House | Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 10/28/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 10/28/2019 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 10/28/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 10/29/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 |
| 10/30/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 112-000-000 |
| 10/30/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 11/25/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 12/20/2019 | House | Effective Date December 20, 2019 |
| 12/20/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0611 |
| 12/20/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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