# Illinois HB3743: SCH CD-RAILROAD SAFETY

Illinois HB3743, SCH CD-RAILROAD SAFETY, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-07-24 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0590) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois HB3743
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: SCH CD-RAILROAD SAFETY
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Last action: 2026-07-24, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0590
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 26
- Subjects: elementary & secondary education: administration, licensing & charter schools, assignments, education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (194 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

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.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Anna Moeller (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne Stava (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Curtis J. Tarver, II (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Diane Blair-Sherlock (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Justin Cochran (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kam Buckner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Katie Stuart (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Holmes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Margaret A. DeLaRosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret Croke (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Martha Deuter (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Hanson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nabeela Syed (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicholas K. Smith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Norma Hernandez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Faraci (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sally J. Turner (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Seth Lewis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Terra Costa Howard (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thaddeus Jones (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tony M. McCombie (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-19 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 56 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Do Pass Education; | pass | 12 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 112 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; | pass | 6 | 3 |   |

## Actions (61)

- 2026-07-24: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0590 (House)
- 2026-07-24: Effective Date July 24, 2026 (House)
- 2026-07-24: Governor Approved (House)
- 2026-06-18: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2026-05-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie (House)
- 2026-05-19: Passed Both Houses (House)
- 2026-05-19: Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000 (Senate)
- 2026-05-05: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Cochran (House)
- 2026-05-05: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa (House)
- 2026-04-30: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed (House)
- 2026-04-29: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Do Pass Education; 012-001-000 (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Re-assigned to Education (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci (Senate)
- 2025-06-02: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-05-23: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-05-09: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Assigned to Education (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: First Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Arrive in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez (House)
- 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II (House)
- 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House)
- 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart (House)
- 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller (House)
- 2025-04-08: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez (House)
- 2025-04-08: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava (House)
- 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House)
- 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith (House)
- 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner (House)
- 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones (House)
- 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke (House)
- 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung (House)
- 2025-04-08: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter (House)
- 2025-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 (House)
- 2025-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools (House)
- 2025-04-03: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-04-03: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Matt Hanson (House)
- 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2025-03-20: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter (House)
- 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House)
- 2025-03-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter (House)
- 2025-03-19: Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-003-000 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard (House)
- 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock (House)
- 2025-03-11: Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools (House)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-02-18: First Reading (House)
- 2025-02-07: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Matt Hanson (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3743eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3743enr.pdf)
- House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3743ham001.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3743.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house)
- SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate)
- HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee)
- HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee)
- SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate)
- SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3743eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3743enr.pdf)
- [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3743ham001.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3743.pdf)

## Related
- [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026)
- [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026)
- [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026)
- [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026)
- [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026)
- [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3743-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).