| Date | Chamber | Action |
2/27/2009 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kay Hatcher | 2/27/2009 | House | First Reading | 2/27/2009 | House | Referred to Rules Committee | 3/3/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost | 3/3/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe | 3/3/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell | 3/3/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner | 3/3/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy | 3/3/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy | 3/3/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins | 3/3/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers | 3/3/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer | 3/3/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. | 3/3/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly | 3/3/2009 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost | 3/3/2009 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost | 3/3/2009 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy | 3/3/2009 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy | 3/3/2009 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers | 3/3/2009 | House | Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly | 3/3/2009 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly | 3/3/2009 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mike Bost | 3/3/2009 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jil Tracy | 3/3/2009 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers | 3/3/2009 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mike Bost | 3/3/2009 | House | Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jil Tracy | 3/3/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson | 3/4/2009 | House | Assigned to Higher Education Committee | 3/11/2009 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-000-000 | 3/12/2009 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate | 3/19/2009 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate | 3/19/2009 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate | 3/24/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger | 3/24/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan | 3/24/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto | 3/24/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait | 3/24/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens | 3/24/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti | 3/24/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr. | 3/24/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro | 3/24/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe | 3/24/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard | 3/24/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole | 3/24/2009 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 | 3/25/2009 | Senate | Arrive in Senate | 3/25/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 | 3/27/2009 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton | 3/27/2009 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon | 3/30/2009 | Senate | First Reading | 3/30/2009 | Senate | Referred to Assignments | 4/15/2009 | Senate | Assigned to Higher Education | 4/21/2009 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Edward D. Maloney | 4/22/2009 | Senate | Do Pass Higher Education; 008-000-000 | 4/22/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009 | 4/22/2009 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff | 5/13/2009 | Senate | Second Reading | 5/13/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009 | 5/15/2009 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 | 5/15/2009 | House | Passed Both Houses | 6/12/2009 | House | Sent to the Governor | 8/11/2009 | House | Governor Approved | 8/11/2009 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2010 | 8/11/2009 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0319 |