The legislation was introduced in bill SB1591 on Feb. 15, when Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-17) filed it with the Senate clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "amend the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act".
The Senate passed the bill on April 10 and it arrived in the House on April 11, and both chambers agreed to the final version of the legislation on May 29. The bill was sent to the governor and signed into law on Aug. 2. 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 SB1591.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2/15/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2/20/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin |
| 2/20/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes |
| 2/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 2/27/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Revenue |
| 2/27/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chuck Weaver |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Revenue |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Revenue |
| 3/22/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019 |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2019 |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Revenue; 007-000-000 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 4, 2019 |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 4/5/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| 4/8/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Brady |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Revenue |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Revenue |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Revenue; 008-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sims |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski |
| 4/11/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier |
| 4/30/2019 | House | Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee |
| 5/8/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| 5/9/2019 | House | To Income Tax Subcommittee |
| 5/10/2019 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/20/2019 | House | Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee |
| 5/20/2019 | House | Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019 |
| 5/21/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee |
| 5/21/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Revenue & Finance Committee; Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 5/21/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mark L. Walker |
| 5/22/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mark L. Walker |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 015-000-000 |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Ann Gillespie |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nathan D. Reitz |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karina Villa |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2019 |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ann Gillespie |
| 5/28/2019 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Revenue |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | Senate Concurs |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Revenue; 009-000-000 |
| 6/6/2019 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/2/2019 | Senate | Effective Date August 2, 2019 |
| 8/2/2019 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0207 |
| 8/2/2019 | Senate | Governor Approved |
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