The legislation was introduced in bill HB1475 on Jan. 29, when Rep. Terri Bryant (R-115) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "create the Seizure Smart School Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on April 10, 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 July 12. The law is scheduled to go into effect on July 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 HB1475.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/29/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant |
| 2/1/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/1/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia |
| 2/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant |
| 2/26/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 2/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant |
| 2/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin |
| 3/1/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant |
| 3/1/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick |
| 3/6/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/6/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin |
| 3/6/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 019-000-000 |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/8/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| 3/11/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 3/14/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/3/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 4/4/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terri Bryant |
| 4/4/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 016-000-000 |
| 4/4/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 016-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf |
| 4/12/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon |
| 4/15/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 4/18/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 4/26/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 5/17/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 6/20/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Effective Date July 1, 2020 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0050 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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