| Date | Chamber |  Action | 
  2/27/2009 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ron Stephens |   2/27/2009 | House | First Reading |   2/27/2009 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |   3/2/2009 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost |   3/2/2009 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr. |   3/2/2009 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell |   3/2/2009 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher |   3/4/2009 | House | Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee |   3/5/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers |   3/10/2009 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee;  013-000-000 |   3/11/2009 | 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 |   3/25/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger |   3/25/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait |   3/25/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly |   3/25/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti |   3/25/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto |   3/25/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan |   3/25/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks |   3/25/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham |   3/25/2009 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia |   3/25/2009 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 |   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 Criminal Law |   4/22/2009 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael W. Frerichs |   4/24/2009 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland |   4/30/2009 | Senate | Do Pass Criminal Law;  009-000-000 |   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 14, 2009 |   5/14/2009 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady |   5/15/2009 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 |   5/15/2009 | House | Passed Both Houses |   6/12/2009 | 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 . . . . . . . . . 96-0091 |