The legislation was introduced in bill HB26 on Nov. 30, 2018, when Rep. André Thapedi (D-32) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "create the Public University Uniform Admission Act".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 3 and it arrived in the House on May 23, 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. 23. 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 HB26.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/30/2018 | House | Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 1/9/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 1/9/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 1/28/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers |
| 1/28/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 1/29/2019 | House | Assigned to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee |
| 2/14/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/19/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 3/21/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended |
| 3/22/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/22/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi |
| 3/26/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee |
| 3/28/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Appropriations-Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 3/28/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Appropriations-Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/28/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Appropriations-Higher Education 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 | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick |
| 4/3/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Higher Education |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Postponed - Higher Education |
| 5/10/2019 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Re-assigned to Higher Education |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Waive Posting Notice |
| 5/14/2019 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2019 |
| 5/15/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Higher Education; 011-000-000 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education |
| 5/22/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 013-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Collins |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jim Oberweis |
| 5/23/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. André Thapedi |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee |
| 5/27/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Appropriations-Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000 |
| 5/28/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/27/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0448 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/23/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
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