The legislation was introduced in bill HB3069 on Feb. 15, when Rep. Charles Meier (R-108) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on March 27, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 17. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on July 12. 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 HB3069.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier |
| 2/15/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Human Services Committee |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 018-000-000 |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 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 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2019 |
| 3/28/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 3/28/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 3/28/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Human Services |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019 |
| 5/17/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0075 |
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