The legislation was introduced in bill SB1460 on Feb. 13, when Sen. Andy Manar (D-48) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the School Code".
The Senate passed the bill and it arrived in the House on March 28, 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 Aug. 9. 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 SB1460.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/13/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar |
| 2/13/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/13/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/20/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Education |
| 3/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman |
| 3/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin |
| 3/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver |
| 3/11/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar |
| 3/11/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2019 |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Education; 015-000-000 |
| 3/12/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2019 |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 3/15/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 3/18/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 3/19/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III |
| 3/19/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans |
| 3/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter |
| 3/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte |
| 3/22/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer |
| 3/25/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 3/28/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 3/28/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School |
| 5/1/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School; 008-000-000 |
| 5/2/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/17/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie |
| 5/17/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-001-002 |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/20/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0333 |
| 8/9/2019 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/9/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
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