HB 40's effective date bit of a controversy

Governor Rauner has signed HB 40 into law Thursday, but there's a controversy brewing as to when it will go into effect, the Legislative Information Systems office is telling Illinois Review.

Since it was not sent tao the governor before or on May 31st, the bill would normally then not go into effect until June 1 of the following year.

But Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office is saying that since it passed both the House and the Senate by May 10th - before May 31st - it should go into effect January 1st of 2018.

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