Illinois House Bill 5809

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on August 26 2026 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-08-26 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Student Cardiac Safety Act. Provides that beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, a qualified health care professional who performs a physical examination on a student athlete in any of grades kindergarten through 12 shall include a cardiovascular prescreening as part of the examination. Sets forth requirements for the prescreening. Requires a student athlete with a positive finding to be referred to a cardiologist for further evaluation and testing. Requires the Department of Public Health to compile and publish on its website an annual report concerning the prescreenings. Provides that beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, a qualified health care provider shall incorporate a cardiovascular prescreening into the annual well-child visit of each patient who is a student in any of grades kindergarten through 12. Requires the distribution of educational materials that provide information about diseases that can cause sudden cardiac arrest and heart failure. Requires the Department to implement policies, programs, training, and continuing education that increase a health care professional's knowledge of cardiovascular prescreening guidelines. Requires rulemaking.

STUDENT CARDIAC SAFETY ACT

Rep. Lindsey LaPointe [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-08-26	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5809&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=168858&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=211576&DocName=10400HB5809&DocNum=5809&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=168858&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=