The legislation was introduced in bill HB344 on Jan. 14, when Rep. Thomas M. Bennett (R-106) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "create the Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Community-Integrated Living Arrangements and Developmental Disability Facilities Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill and it arrived in the Senate on April 10, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 23. 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 HB344.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/14/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett |
| 1/14/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/14/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Human Services Committee |
| 2/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett |
| 2/26/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady |
| 3/6/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier |
| 3/7/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/7/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett |
| 3/12/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee |
| 3/18/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett |
| 3/18/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 013-000-000 |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/1/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett |
| 4/1/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/2/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee |
| 4/4/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 010-000-000 |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/9/2019 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted |
| 4/9/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant |
| 4/10/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Human Services |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/9/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| 6/21/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0229 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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