The legislation was introduced in bill HB1581 on Jan. 30, when Rep. Sue Scherer (D-96) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Credit Card Marketing Act of 2009".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on March 20, 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 June 28. 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 HB1581.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/30/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sue Scherer |
| 2/1/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/1/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Assigned to Higher Education Committee |
| 2/20/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 014-004-001 |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-035-002 |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Financial Institutions |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Financial Institutions; 009-000-000 |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0033 |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Effective Date June 28, 2019 |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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