IL HB3408 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12)
Status: Enrolled on May 30 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-06-01 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on May 30 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-06-01 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Public Health as necessary, to publish on its Internet website resources to support school districts and teachers in teaching literacy to color-vision-deficient learners. Amends the Child Vision and Hearing Test Act. Provides that beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, color discrimination tests shall be performed as part of the vision screening services provided under the Act for children in kindergarten, second grade, and eighth grade. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules with the Secretary of State to implement the amendatory Act.
Title
COLOR VISION TESTING
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter |
| 2026-05-31 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| 2026-05-30 | House | House Concurs |
| 2026-05-30 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000 |
| 2026-05-28 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 2026-05-28 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Public Health Committee; 009-000-000 |
| 2026-05-25 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Public Health Committee |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary Gill |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| 2026-05-21 | House | Arrived in House |
| 2026-05-21 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 |
| 2026-05-19 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Education; 013-000-000 |
| 2026-05-05 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 2026-05-05 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education |
| 2026-05-04 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-05-04 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| 2026-04-28 | Senate | Assigned to Education |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000 |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Health Committee; 009-000-000 |
| 2025-03-20 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Health Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 2025-03-12 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Health Committee |
| 2025-03-11 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-03-11 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Gill |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Assigned to Public Health Committee |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2025-02-18 | House | First Reading |
| 2025-02-07 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Gill |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 5 | 2-3.214 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 410 | 205 | 4.5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
