The legislation was introduced in bill SB1558 on Feb. 15, when Sen. Steve Stadelman (D-34) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Video Gaming Act".
The Senate passed the bill and it arrived in the House on March 28, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 27. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 9. 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 SB1558.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/27/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; 014-000-002 |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading |
| 3/7/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 3/7/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2019 |
| 3/28/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 3/28/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 042-001-001 |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 5/10/2019 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed |
| 5/14/2019 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019 |
| 5/15/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Joe Sosnowski |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 093-018-000 |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Removed from Short Debate Status |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/27/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/25/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0337 |
| 8/9/2019 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/9/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
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