2025-2026 Regular Session • Illinois Legislature
HB3743: SCH CD-RAILROAD SAFETY
Legislative Summary
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.
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Bill History
2/7/2025
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Matt Hanson
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-003-000
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Matt Hanson
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Arrive in Senate
Senate
4/10/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Senate
4/14/2025
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
Senate
4/14/2025
First Reading
Senate
4/14/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
4/16/2025
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
Senate
4/23/2025
Assigned to Education
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment 001
House Amendment 001
4/3/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading in House
4/9/2025
112
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/9/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 18
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Matt Hanson
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (18)
Martha Deuter
Democrat
Anne Stava-Murray
Democrat
Norma Hernandez
Democrat
Diane Blair-Sherlock
Democrat
Terra Costa Howard
Democrat
Sharon Chung
Democrat
Margaret Croke
Democrat
Thaddeus Jones
Democrat
Kambium Buckner
Democrat
Nicholas Smith
Democrat
Dagmara Avelar
Democrat
Anna Moeller
Democrat
Katie Stuart
Democrat
Janet Yang Rohr
Democrat
Curtis Tarver
Democrat
Barbara Hernandez
Democrat
Suzanne Glowiak Hilton
Democrat
Sally Turner
Republican