The legislation was introduced in bill HB921 on Jan. 25, when Rep. Katie Stuart (D-112) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the School Code".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on March 20, 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 HB921.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/25/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 1/28/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/28/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 1/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 013-005-000 |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr. |
| 2/21/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 2/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski |
| 3/1/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 3/4/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-009-000 |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush |
| 3/20/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019 |
| 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; 056-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson |
| 6/14/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0046 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Effective Date July 12, 2019 |
| 7/12/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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