The legislation was introduced in bill HB2309 on Feb. 8, when Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-118) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Stalking No Contact Order Act, the Civil No Contact Order Act, and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on March 27, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 29. 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 HB2309.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/8/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst |
| 2/13/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000 |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 3/12/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 6/27/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0255 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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