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A new law sponsored by Sen. Dale Fowler (R-59) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Illinois Vehicle Code will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

The legislation was introduced in bill SB1862 on Feb. 15, when Sen. Terry Link (D-30) filed it with the Senate clerk.

According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Vehicle Code" and "make a technical change in a section concerning the short title".

The Senate passed the bill on April 10 and it arrived in the House on April 11, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 30. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on July 30. 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 SB1862.

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2019	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
2/15/2019	Senate	First Reading
2/15/2019	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/5/2019	Senate	Assigned to Transportation
3/5/2019	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
3/5/2019	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/6/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
3/6/2019	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
3/7/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
3/7/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
3/7/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
3/7/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
3/12/2019	Senate	Postponed - Transportation
3/12/2019	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Transportation
3/15/2019	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
3/15/2019	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
3/19/2019	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation
3/19/2019	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
3/19/2019	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Transportation
3/20/2019	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 018-000-000
3/20/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
3/22/2019	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
4/4/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
4/4/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
4/9/2019	Senate	Second Reading
4/9/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2019
4/9/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Transportation
4/9/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 015-000-000
4/10/2019	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
4/10/2019	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
4/10/2019	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Link
4/10/2019	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/10/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/11/2019	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
4/11/2019	House	First Reading
4/11/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/11/2019	House	Arrived in House
4/30/2019	House	Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
5/8/2019	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000
5/8/2019	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/14/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
5/14/2019	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
5/14/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
5/14/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
5/14/2019	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
5/14/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
5/14/2019	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
5/14/2019	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
5/14/2019	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
5/14/2019	Senate	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Steve McClure
5/14/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
5/14/2019	Senate	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
5/14/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
5/14/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
5/14/2019	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
5/14/2019	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
5/14/2019	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
5/14/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
5/14/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
5/14/2019	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Antonio Muñoz
5/14/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
5/14/2019	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
5/15/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Brian W. Stewart
5/15/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
5/16/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
5/16/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
5/16/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
5/16/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nathan D. Reitz
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
5/17/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
5/20/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 008-000-000
5/21/2019	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
5/21/2019	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
5/21/2019	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
5/21/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
5/23/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
5/23/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
5/23/2019	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
5/23/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
5/23/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
5/23/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
5/23/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
5/23/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
5/23/2019	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
5/23/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 24, 2019
5/23/2019	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
5/23/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Antonio Muñoz
5/23/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
5/28/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Criminal Law; 006-000-000
5/28/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Criminal Law
5/30/2019	Senate	Passed Both Houses
5/30/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
5/30/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
5/30/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
5/30/2019	Senate	Senate Concurs
5/30/2019	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
5/30/2019	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
6/6/2019	Senate	Sent to the Governor
7/30/2019	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2020
7/30/2019	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0173
7/30/2019	Senate	Governor Approved