The legislation was introduced in bill HB2146 on Feb. 6, when Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-18) filed it with the House clerk.
According to the General Assembly website, the bill as introduced was designed to "create the Health in All Policies Act" and "contain only a short title provision".
After debate, the House passed the bill on April 4 and it arrived in the House on May 21, 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. 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 HB2146.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/6/2019 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 2/6/2019 | House | First Reading |
| 2/6/2019 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/19/2019 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| 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. Robyn Gabel |
| 3/20/2019 | House | Re-assigned to Human Services Committee |
| 3/20/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee |
| 3/27/2019 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 015-000-000 |
| 3/27/2019 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services 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 |
| 4/4/2019 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 4/4/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2019 |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | First Reading |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 4/9/2019 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate | Assigned to Public Health |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Public Health |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Public Health |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler |
| 5/7/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Public Health |
| 5/8/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Public Health; 008-000-000 |
| 5/10/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019 |
| 5/16/2019 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Koehler |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Arrived in House |
| 5/21/2019 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2 |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 |
| 5/21/2019 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 5/22/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robyn Gabel |
| 5/23/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee |
| 5/24/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 016-000-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 5/29/2019 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 116-000-000 |
| 5/29/2019 | House | House Concurs |
| 6/27/2019 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2020 |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Governor Approved |
| 8/9/2019 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0250 |
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