| Date | Chamber |  Action | 
  2/27/2009 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino |   2/27/2009 | House | First Reading |   2/27/2009 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |   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 |   3/23/2009 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |   3/23/2009 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |   3/24/2009 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |   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 State Government and Veterans Affairs |   4/22/2009 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Deanna Demuzio |   4/23/2009 | Senate | Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs |   4/30/2009 | 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 |   5/6/2009 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan |   5/6/2009 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan |   5/6/2009 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |   5/6/2009 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive |   5/13/2009 | Senate | Second Reading |   5/13/2009 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009 |   5/13/2009 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Held in Executive |   5/14/2009 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2009 |   5/14/2009 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2009 |   5/19/2009 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 |   5/19/2009 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |   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 January 1, 2010 |   7/27/2009 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0095 |