The legislation was introduced in bill SB10 on Jan. 9, 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 School Code".
The Senate passed the bill and it arrived in the House on April 11, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on Nov. 14. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Dec. 5. 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 SB10.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/9/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar |
| 1/9/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 1/9/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 1/11/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 1/18/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 1/18/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 1/23/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 2/1/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe |
| 2/5/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler |
| 2/5/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino |
| 2/6/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 7, 2019 |
| 2/6/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 014-003-000 |
| 2/6/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 2/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt |
| 3/4/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2019 |
| 3/25/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Andy Manar |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 012-002-000 |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 4/11/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Manar |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 045-011-000 |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson |
| 4/11/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 4/30/2019 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School |
| 5/7/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter School; 005-002-000 |
| 5/9/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 5/31/2019 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2019 |
| 6/28/2019 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 10/21/2019 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 10/21/2019 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 27, 2019 |
| 10/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 10/24/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 10/24/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 10/28/2019 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 10/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 10/29/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 10/30/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch |
| 10/30/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 10/30/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 |
| 11/6/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 11/6/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe |
| 11/6/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 11/6/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 11/12/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Fred Crespo |
| 11/13/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote |
| 11/13/2019 | House | 3/5 Vote Required |
| 11/13/2019 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 11/13/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-005-000 |
| 11/13/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 11/13/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 11/13/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 11/13/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3 - November 13, 2019 |
| 11/13/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Andy Manar |
| 11/13/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 11/13/2019 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3 |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | 3/5 Vote Required |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | Senate Concurs |
| 11/14/2019 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 048-000-000 |
| 12/4/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 12/5/2019 | Senate | Effective Date December 5, 2019 |
| 12/5/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0594 |
| 12/5/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
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