The legislation was introduced in bill HB3196 on Feb. 9, 2017, when Rep. Charles Meier (R-108) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "create the Immigration Task Force Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 11, 2019 and it arrived in the House on May 17, 2019, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 30, 2019. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 23, 2019. 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 HB3196.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/9/2017 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier |
| 2/9/2017 | House | First Reading |
| 2/9/2017 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/22/2017 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 3/31/2017 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/8/2019 | House | Session Sine Die |
| 2/15/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 2/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 3/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Human Services Committee |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 017-000-000 |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 4/11/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 010-000-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-031-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 30, 2019 |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Assigned to State Government |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Do Pass State Government; 006-001-000 |
| 5/13/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/13/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 009-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martinez |
| 5/17/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/17/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 044-002-000 |
| 5/20/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/20/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 077-036-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0501 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date August 23, 2019 |
| 2/19/2021 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lance Yednock |
| 2/19/2021 | House | First Reading |
| 2/19/2021 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/16/2021 | House | Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee |
| 3/17/2021 | House | Motion Filed - Table Bill/Resolution Pursuant to Rule 60(b), Rep. Lance Yednock |
| 3/27/2021 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
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