The legislation was introduced in bill HB808 on Jan. 18, when Rep. John C. D'Amico (D-15) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Identification Card Act".
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 16. 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 HB808.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/18/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John C. D'Amico |
| 1/22/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/22/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000 |
| 2/14/2019 | 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 |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz |
| 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 | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Transportation |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0232 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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