The legislation was introduced in bill HB2670 on Feb. 14, when Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. (D-5) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "create the Illinois New Business Owner Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 11 and it arrived in the Senate on April 12, 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 Aug. 16. 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 HB2670.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/14/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. |
| 2/14/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Assigned to State Government Administration Committee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/12/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. |
| 3/12/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| 4/11/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 010-000-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-042-000 |
| 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 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Licensed Activities |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 5/10/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2019 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Licensed Activities; 005-000-000 |
| 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 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 036-018-000 |
| 6/19/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/16/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/16/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0388 |
| 8/16/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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