All Roll Calls
Yes: 6 • No: 2
IllinoisHB4553104th General Assembly (2025–2026)House
SCH ATHLETICS-OFFICIAL-CHECK
Sponsored By: Joyce Mason (Democratic)
In Committee
Summary
Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that an association or other entity that has as one of its purposes promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic competition among schools and students within the State shall require applicants for licensure as an official to authorize a fingerprint-based criminal history records check to determine if such applicants have been convicted of any disqualifying, enumerated criminal or drug offenses or have been convicted, within 7 years of the application for licensure, of any other felony under the laws of this State or of any offense committed or attempted in any other state or against the laws of the United States that, if committed or attempted in this State, would have been punishable as a felony under the laws of this State. Contains provisions concerning the fingerprint-based criminal history records check and a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database and the Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database. Provides that pending full clearance of all check requirements, the prospective official must be supervised at all times by an individual who received a qualifying result on all check components. Effective July 1, 2027.
elementary & secondary education: administration, licensing & charter schools
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Joyce Mason
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/19/2026
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools;
Yes: 6 • No: 2
Actions Timeline
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
4/17/2026HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2026HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/20/2026HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-002-000
3/19/2026HouseAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
3/12/2026HouseReferred to Rules Committee
1/30/2026HouseFirst Reading
1/30/2026HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason
1/23/2026House
Bill Text
Introduced
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