| Date | Chamber | Action |
2/27/2009 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe | 2/27/2009 | House | First Reading | 2/27/2009 | House | Referred to Rules Committee | 3/2/2009 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher | 3/2/2009 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr. | 3/4/2009 | House | Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee | 3/12/2009 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 021-000-000 | 3/12/2009 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate | 3/17/2009 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate | 3/17/2009 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate | 3/25/2009 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 | 3/26/2009 | Senate | Arrive in Senate | 3/26/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 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 | 4/22/2009 | Senate | Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs | 4/22/2009 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson | 4/23/2009 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl | 4/30/2009 | Senate | Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 | 4/30/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009 | 5/13/2009 | Senate | Second Reading | 5/13/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009 | 5/19/2009 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 | 5/19/2009 | House | Passed Both Houses | 6/17/2009 | House | Sent to the Governor | 7/27/2009 | House | Governor Approved | 7/27/2009 | House | Effective Date July 27, 2009 | 7/27/2009 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0090 |