The legislation was introduced in bill HB2264 on Feb. 8, 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 County Cooperative Extension Law".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on April 3, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 21. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 16. 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 HB2264.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/8/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier |
| 2/13/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Appropriations-General Services Committee |
| 2/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson |
| 2/20/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin |
| 2/26/2019 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling |
| 2/27/2019 | House | Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling |
| 2/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael T. Marron |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins |
| 3/7/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey |
| 3/26/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-General Services Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 4, 2019 |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Agriculture |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Agriculture; 007-000-000 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| 6/19/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/16/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0383 |
| 8/16/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/16/2019 | House | Effective Date August 16, 2019 |
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