The legislation was introduced in bill HB386 on Jan. 17, when Rep. Michael J. Madigan (D-22) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Unified Code of Corrections" and "make a technical change in a section concerning parole services".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 11 and it arrived in the House on May 23, 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 HB386.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/17/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan |
| 1/18/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/18/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate ** |
| 4/5/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 4/5/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/5/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 018-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Criminal Law |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments. |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 |
| 5/6/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 010-000-000 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Peters |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-001-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 116-000-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/27/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0231 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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