SCH CD-RAILROAD SAFETY
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 status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Apr 10, 2025
Signed Jul 24, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2026 · House Apr 9, 2025
How they voted
55–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 58
May 19, 2026
D
Democratic39
97% Yea
R
Republican19
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
61
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Amendments
3
Jul 24, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 012-001-000
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Committee
Re-assigned to Education
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
upper
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Matt Hanson
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-003-000
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Matt Hanson
DDemocratic
P
Suzy Glowiak Hilton
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Stava
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Curtis Tarver
DDemocratic
Co
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
Co
Diane Blair-Sherlock
DDemocratic
Co
Janet Yang Rohr
DDemocratic
Co
Kam Buckner
DDemocratic
Co
Katie Stuart
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Holmes
DDemocratic
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