The legislation was introduced in bill HB3481 on Feb. 15, when Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-18) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "repeal the Kyoto Protocol Act of 1998" and "effective immediately".
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 22. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 15. 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 HB3481.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 2/15/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 3/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee |
| 3/12/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Energy & Environment Committee; 016-010-000 |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-044-001 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman |
| 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 |
| 4/23/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Environment and Conservation |
| 4/25/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie |
| 4/25/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Environment and Conservation; 005-002-000 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2019 |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 036-017-000 |
| 6/20/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/15/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0373 |
| 8/15/2019 | House | Effective Date August 15, 2019 |
| 8/15/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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