The legislation was introduced in bill HB3216 on Feb. 15, when Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit (D-84) 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 and the Illinois Vehicle Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 29 and it arrived in the Senate on April 3, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 17. The bill was sent to the governor on July 19 and was signed into law on July 22. 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 HB3216.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| 2/15/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/13/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-000-000 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | 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 |
| 5/14/2019 | 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 | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/19/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 7/19/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton |
| 7/22/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0106 |
| 7/22/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
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