HB3743 - 104th General Assembly

SCH CD-RAILROAD SAFETY
Last Action

06/02/2025 - Senate: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 5/22-101 new
Synopsis As Introduced

Amends the School Code. Requires each school district to include in its handbook for grades kindergarten through 12 railroad safety messaging. Allows a school to opt-out of the messaging requirement if the school district votes that the inclusion of such messaging is unnecessary.

House Floor Amendment No. 1

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Requires each school district to include in its student handbook for grades kindergarten through 12 railroad safety messaging. Allows a school district to opt-out of the messaging requirement if the school board of the school district determines that the inclusion of such messaging is unnecessary based on local context or the messaging's alignment with curriculum. Effective July 1, 2026.
Actions

Date Chamber Action
02/07/2025 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Matt Hanson
02/18/2025 House First Reading
02/18/2025 House Referred to Rules Committee
03/11/2025 House Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
03/19/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
03/19/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
03/19/2025 House Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-003-000
03/20/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
03/20/2025 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
03/20/2025 House Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
03/26/2025 House Second Reading - Short Debate
03/26/2025 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
04/03/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Matt Hanson
04/03/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
04/07/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
04/07/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000
04/08/2025 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
04/08/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
04/08/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
04/08/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
04/08/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
04/08/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
04/08/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
04/08/2025 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
04/08/2025 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
04/08/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
04/08/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
04/08/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
04/08/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
04/08/2025 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
04/09/2025 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
04/09/2025 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
04/09/2025 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
04/10/2025 Senate Arrive in Senate
04/10/2025 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
04/14/2025 Senate Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
04/14/2025 Senate First Reading
04/14/2025 Senate Referred to Assignments
04/16/2025 Senate Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
04/23/2025 Senate Assigned to Education
04/29/2025 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
05/01/2025 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
05/09/2025 Senate Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
05/23/2025 Senate Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
06/02/2025 Senate Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments