IL HB4697 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-27 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 29 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-27 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the School Code. Requires each school district maintaining any elementary grades to provide its public school pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 8 with age-appropriate, active-transportation safety training. Sets forth the requirements for the active-transportation safety training. Allows a nonpublic school maintaining any elementary grades to provide its nonpublic school pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 8 with active-transportation safety training. Establishes timing requirements for receiving active-transportation safety training for students who have not previously received active-transportation safety training. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to maintain a comprehensive collection of active-transportation safety training materials. Makes other changes.
Title
SCH CD-ACTIVE TRANSPORT SAFETY
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-03-25 | House | To Mandate Subcommittee |
| 2026-03-18 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee |
| 2026-03-06 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2026-02-27 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-27 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Assigned to Education Policy Committee |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-06 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
