The legislation was introduced in bill HB1438 on Jan. 28, when Rep. Michelle Mussman (D-56) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Pawnbroker Regulation Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 3 and it arrived in the House on May 29, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on June 4. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on June 25. 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 HB1438.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/28/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 1/29/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/5/2019 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 2/13/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 3/5/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/5/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 3/12/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000 |
| 3/28/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 4/2/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Judiciary |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Judiciary |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019 |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 5/24/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 |
| 5/27/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Public Health |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather A. Steans |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Celina Villanueva |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 038-017-002 |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 013-003-002 |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Steans |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-006-000 |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray |
| 5/30/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin |
| 5/31/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz |
| 5/31/2019 | House | Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 5/31/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 5/31/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 066-047-002 |
| 5/31/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters |
| 6/4/2019 | House | Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 6/4/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 6/6/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 6/25/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0027 |
| 6/25/2019 | House | Effective Date June 25, 2019 |
| 6/25/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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