The legislation was introduced in bill HB2103 on Feb. 6, when Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-12) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the North Shore Water Reclamation District Act and the Sanitary District Act of 1917".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on March 20, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 21. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on July 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 HB2103.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 2/6/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/6/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/6/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 2/6/2019 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 2/28/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Local Government |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000 |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose |
| 6/19/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0128 |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 7/26/2019 | House | Effective Date July 26, 2019 |
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