The legislation was introduced in bill HB3343 on Feb. 15, when Rep. Sonya M. Harper (D-6) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Public Aid Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 29 and it arrived in the Senate on April 3, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 17. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on July 19. 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 HB3343.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 2/15/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 3/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Human Services Committee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 018-000-000 |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-018-000 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Human Services |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Human Services |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2019 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 5/17/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 048-001-000 |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/19/2019 | House | Effective Date July 19, 2019 |
| 7/19/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0110 |
| 7/19/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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