The legislation was introduced in bill SB1937 on Feb. 15, 2019, when Sen. Andy Manar (D-48) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Higher Education Veterans Service Act".
The Senate passed the bill on April 10, 2019 and it arrived in the House on April 11, 2019, 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 June 26. 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 SB1937.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/27/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Veterans Affairs |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000 |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 7, 2019 |
| 3/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 3/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe |
| 3/11/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton |
| 3/18/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 3/18/2019 | Senate | Sponsor Removed Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 3/28/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 4/11/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/30/2019 | House | Assigned to Higher Education Committee |
| 5/10/2019 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/20/2020 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 5/20/2020 | House | Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed |
| 5/20/2020 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| 5/20/2020 | House | Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Legislation Considered in Special Session No. 1 |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 |
| 5/21/2020 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/21/2020 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley |
| 5/22/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 5/22/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/22/2020 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 5/22/2020 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2020 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 088-027-000 |
| 5/22/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 |
| 5/22/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted |
| 5/22/2020 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch |
| 5/22/2020 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 050-000-000 |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2, 3 - May 22, 2020 |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2, 3 |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 050-000-000 |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 050-000-000 |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | Senate Concurs |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 5/22/2020 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 6/16/2020 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 6/26/2020 | Senate | Effective Date June 26, 2020 |
| 6/26/2020 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0646 |
| 6/26/2020 | Senate | Governor Approved |
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