The legislation was introduced in bill HB1557 on Jan. 30, when Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24) 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 March 28 and it arrived in the Senate on April 3, 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 HB1557.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/30/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 2/1/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/1/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-002-000 |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/12/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-028-001 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 4, 2019 |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 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 |
| 5/9/2019 | 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; 049-000-000 |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0053 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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