Lake County Gazette

A new law sponsored by Sen. Dan McConchie (R-26) that was introduced with the purpose of amending the Illinois Vehicle Code will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.

The legislation was introduced in bill SB86 on Jan. 23, when Sen. Steve Stadelman (D-34) filed it with the Senate clerk.

According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Vehicle Code".

The Senate passed the bill and it arrived in the House on March 27, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 31. 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 SB86.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/23/2019	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
1/23/2019	Senate	First Reading
1/23/2019	Senate	Referred to Assignments
1/30/2019	Senate	Assigned to Transportation
2/20/2019	Senate	Postponed - Transportation
3/5/2019	Senate	Postponed - Transportation
3/6/2019	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
3/6/2019	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/12/2019	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/12/2019	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
3/12/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2019
3/12/2019	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 017-000-000
3/26/2019	Senate	Second Reading
3/26/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2019
3/27/2019	House	First Reading
3/27/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/27/2019	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
3/27/2019	House	Arrived in House
3/27/2019	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000
4/9/2019	House	Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
5/6/2019	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
5/6/2019	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
5/7/2019	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
5/8/2019	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote
5/8/2019	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000
5/8/2019	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/14/2019	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/14/2019	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/21/2019	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
5/21/2019	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
5/21/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2019
5/22/2019	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
5/22/2019	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Steve Stadelman
5/28/2019	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Transportation; 017-000-000
5/28/2019	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Transportation
5/31/2019	Senate	Passed Both Houses
5/31/2019	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
5/31/2019	Senate	Senate Concurs
5/31/2019	Senate	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
6/28/2019	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/9/2019	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2020
8/9/2019	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0297
8/9/2019	Senate	Governor Approved