The legislation was introduced in bill HB1552 on Jan. 29, when Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-57) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975".
After debate, the House passed the bill on March 28 and it arrived in the Senate on April 3, 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 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 HB1552.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/29/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 2/1/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/1/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler |
| 2/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
| 3/12/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/12/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2019 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 5/17/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0052 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Effective Date July 12, 2019 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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