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HB3743

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SCH CD-RAILROAD SAFETY

What this bill does

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.

Sponsor: Matt Hanson Chamber: House Introduced: 2025-02-07

Stuck

P(Advance)

15.2%

Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”

P(Law)

0.0%

Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).

Forecast

9.8%

Low P(law) at intro — sponsor & topic only; no progress or delay.

Confidence: 85%

Calculating prediction drivers...

Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 249 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?

Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$8,020,785.73 Across sponsors / voters

22 Members with trails

25 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member	Role	Receipts	Total received	Top donors
Matt Hanson	Chief sponsor	62	$252,798.63	Democrats for the Illinois House ($92,533.01); LIUNA Chicago Laborers District Council ($75,800.00); Citizens for Linda Holmes ($10,000.00)
Martha Deuter	Sponsor	86	$81,322.80	Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($9,000.00); Democrats for the Illinois House ($6,722.80); IPACE ($6,000.00)
Anne Stava	Sponsor	43	$73,423.65	Democrats for the Illinois House ($32,521.44); Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor Management PAC ($6,500.00); West Suburban Teachers Union Local 571 COPE/PAC Fund ($5,115.21)
Norma Hernandez	Sponsor	117	$284,250.00	Carpentry Advancement Political Action ($74,300.00); SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC ($31,400.00); SEIU IL Council PAC Fund ($20,000.00)
Diane Blair-Sherlock	Sponsor	40	$52,438.02	Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($6,500.00); I.P.A.C.E. ($5,000.00); international union of elevator constructors local 2 pol. comm ($5,000.00)
Terra Costa Howard	Sponsor	0	$0.00	—
Sharon Chung	Sponsor	75	$304,813.00	LiUNA Chicago Laborers' Dist Council PAC ($72,800.00); Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund ($72,800.00); SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC ($26,400.00)
Margaret Croke	Sponsor	821	$2,491,864.69	Michael Sacks ($307,300.00); Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee ($145,600.00); LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC ($140,600.00)
Thaddeus Jones	Sponsor	205	$444,420.08	I.P.A.C.E. ($30,000.00); Superior Ambulance Service, Inc. ($18,018.83); ACP OPCO LLC ($15,000.00)
Kam Buckner	Sponsor	408	$870,738.21	Democratic Party of Illinois ($73,633.20); Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund ($58,500.00); IPACE ($50,000.00)
Nicholas K. Smith	Sponsor	96	$267,339.98	Carpenters Advancement PAC Fund ($72,800.00); LiUNA Political Action Committee ($72,800.00); Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC ($10,000.00)
Dagmara Avelar	Sponsor	151	$186,808.21	Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($10,500.00); LIUNA CHICAGO LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL ($10,000.00); Save Our Local Businesses IL PAC ($10,000.00)
Anna Moeller	Sponsor	157	$196,750.18	Affordable Assisted Living Coalition PAC ($25,000.00); IPACE ($11,750.00); Illinois Hospital Association PAC ($10,000.00)
Katie Stuart	Sponsor	148	$448,010.54	Carpentry Advancement PAC ($73,800.00); LIUNA Chicago Laborer's District Council Political Action Committee ($43,700.00); I.P.A.C.E. ($40,000.00)
Janet Yang Rohr	Sponsor	47	$107,494.54	Democrats for the Illinois House ($28,951.66); IPACE ($15,000.00); Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC ($10,000.00)
Curtis J. Tarver, II	Sponsor	156	$234,450.00	Realtor Political Action Committee ($15,000.00); CME Group Inc PAC ($10,000.00); Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) PAC ($10,000.00)
Barbara Hernandez	Sponsor	149	$182,021.82	Superior Ambulance ($9,736.00); Realtor PAC ($8,500.00); IPACE ($7,500.00)
Suzy Glowiak Hilton	Sponsor	142	$429,173.14	I.P.A.C.E. ($78,800.00); Carpentry Advancement PAC ($72,800.00); LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC ($72,800.00)
Sally J. Turner	Sponsor	216	$145,901.59	Downstate Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($10,000.00); Ameren Illinois ($8,000.00); Realtor Political Action Committee ($8,000.00)
Paul Faraci	Sponsor	176	$199,285.04	Illinois Laborers Legislative Committee ($20,000.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($10,500.00); Associated Beer Distributors of IL PAC ($8,896.36)
Linda Holmes	Sponsor	146	$299,463.59	United Assn of Journeymen & IL Pipe Trades Assn PAC ($20,000.00); ILLINOIS LABORERS' LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ($20,000.00); Realtor PAC ($11,000.00)
Seth Lewis	Sponsor	212	$468,018.02	Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($86,270.34); IBEW Illinois PAC ($68,500.00); Illinois Senate Republican Campaign Committee ($48,360.03)

Overlapping donors

Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.

Donor	Members	Total
Michael Sacks	Linda Holmes, Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Curtis J. Tarver, II, Kam Buckner, Margaret Croke, Janet Yang Rohr	$343,800.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC	Thaddeus Jones, Curtis J. Tarver, II, Kam Buckner, Margaret Croke, Janet Yang Rohr, Dagmara Avelar, Sally J. Turner, Seth Lewis, Paul Faraci, Matt Hanson, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Sharon Chung	$227,770.34
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC	Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Curtis J. Tarver, II, Margaret Croke, Paul Faraci	$226,400.00
Democrats for the Illinois House	Katie Stuart, Anne Stava, Kam Buckner, Janet Yang Rohr, Matt Hanson, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Sharon Chung, Martha Deuter	$187,273.56
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee	Katie Stuart, Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Curtis J. Tarver, II, Kam Buckner, Margaret Croke, Janet Yang Rohr	$187,100.00
Carpentry Advancement PAC	Linda Holmes, Katie Stuart, Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Barbara Hernandez, Dagmara Avelar, Seth Lewis, Paul Faraci	$176,100.00
I.P.A.C.E.	Linda Holmes, Thaddeus Jones, Katie Stuart, Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Anne Stava, Diane Blair-Sherlock	$168,800.00
LIUNA Chicago Laborers District Council	Seth Lewis, Matt Hanson	$105,800.00
IPACE	Anna Moeller, Kam Buckner, Barbara Hernandez, Janet Yang Rohr, Paul Faraci, Martha Deuter	$97,750.00
Jewish Caucus PAC	Kam Buckner, Margaret Croke	$92,800.00
SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC	Katie Stuart, Nicholas K. Smith, Anne Stava, Curtis J. Tarver, II, Kam Buckner, Janet Yang Rohr, Sharon Chung	$86,450.00
Carpentry Advancement Political Action	Anna Moeller, Norma Hernandez	$77,300.00
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund	Sharon Chung, Martha Deuter	$75,800.00
Realtor PAC	Linda Holmes, Katie Stuart, Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Kam Buckner, Barbara Hernandez, Paul Faraci	$72,500.00
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC	Linda Holmes, Thaddeus Jones, Kam Buckner, Margaret Croke	$71,250.00
IBEW Illinois PAC	Dagmara Avelar, Seth Lewis	$69,000.00
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund	Curtis J. Tarver, II, Kam Buckner, Janet Yang Rohr, Matt Hanson	$62,500.00
Realtor Political Action Committee	Anna Moeller, Curtis J. Tarver, II, Margaret Croke, Dagmara Avelar, Sally J. Turner, Seth Lewis	$58,500.00
Sports Betting Alliance	Linda Holmes, Thaddeus Jones, Anna Moeller, Katie Stuart, Nicholas K. Smith, Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Anne Stava, Kam Buckner, Barbara Hernandez, Margaret Croke, Dagmara Avelar, Sally J. Turner, Seth Lewis, Paul Faraci, Norma Hernandez, Matt Hanson, Sharon Chung	$57,500.00
Ameren Illinois	Linda Holmes, Katie Stuart, Nicholas K. Smith, Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Kam Buckner, Barbara Hernandez, Dagmara Avelar, Sally J. Turner, Seth Lewis, Paul Faraci, Matt Hanson, Martha Deuter	$46,000.00
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC	Thaddeus Jones, Anna Moeller, Barbara Hernandez, Dagmara Avelar, Norma Hernandez	$44,150.00
Associated Beer Distributors of IL PAC	Linda Holmes, Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Margaret Croke, Paul Faraci	$40,454.46
SEIU IL Council PAC Fund	Kam Buckner, Norma Hernandez	$40,000.00
Save Our Local Businesses Illinois PAC	Linda Holmes, Nicholas K. Smith, Kam Buckner, Janet Yang Rohr	$40,000.00
Illinois State Medical Society PAC	Thaddeus Jones, Anna Moeller, Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Kam Buckner, Barbara Hernandez, Janet Yang Rohr, Dagmara Avelar, Sally J. Turner, Seth Lewis, Paul Faraci, Martha Deuter	$39,000.00

Top donors across these members

Donor	Occupation	Employer	Receipts	Total
Michael Sacks	Executive	GCM Grosvenor	9	$343,800.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC	—	—	39	$227,770.34
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council PAC	—	—	7	$226,400.00
Democrats for the Illinois House	—	—	37	$187,273.56
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee	—	—	10	$187,100.00
Carpentry Advancement PAC	—	—	25	$176,100.00
I.P.A.C.E.	—	—	13	$168,800.00
LIUNA Chicago Laborers District Council	—	—	4	$105,800.00
IPACE	—	—	11	$97,750.00
Jewish Caucus PAC	—	—	3	$92,800.00
SEIU HealthCare IL IN PAC	—	—	11	$86,450.00
Carpentry Advancement Political Action	—	—	7	$77,300.00
Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund	—	—	5	$75,800.00
Democratic Party of Illinois	—	—	8	$73,633.20
LiUNA Chicago Laborers' Dist Council PAC	—	—	1	$72,800.00
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC	—	—	2	$72,800.00
JB for Governor	—	—	1	$72,800.00
LiUNA Political Action Committee	—	—	1	$72,800.00
Carpenters Advancement PAC Fund	—	—	1	$72,800.00
Realtor PAC	—	—	19	$72,500.00
Health Care Council of Illinois PAC	—	—	7	$71,250.00
IBEW Illinois PAC	—	—	2	$69,000.00
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund	—	—	8	$62,500.00
Realtor Political Action Committee	—	—	19	$58,500.00
Carpentry Advancement Fund	—	—	4	$58,500.00

Public Engagement

14 witness slips filed 13 proponents / 1 opponents 9 organizations

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Witness slips

14 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.

Name	Organization	Representing	Position	Hearing committee	Hearing date
Betty Amore	Self	Self	Proponent	Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter	2025-03-19
Bob Guy	SMART-Transportation Division	SMART-TD	Proponent	Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter	2025-03-19
C Joseph Amore	self	DuPage Railroad Safety Council	Proponent	Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter	2025-03-19
Cory Martin	Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen	Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen-IL State Legislative Board	Proponent	Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter	2025-03-19
Lanny Wilson	DuPage Railroad Safety Council		Proponent	Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter	2025-03-19
Richard Leschina	Concerned Citizen	Concerned Citizen	Proponent	Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter	2025-03-19
Betty Amore	Self	Self	Proponent	Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter	2025-04-07
Bob Guy	SMART-Transportation Division	SMART-TD	Proponent	Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter	2025-04-07
Brian Shanahan	Machinists Union	Machinist Union	Proponent	Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter	2025-04-07
C Joseph Amore	self	self	Proponent	Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter	2025-04-07
Cory Martin	Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen	Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen	Proponent	Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter	2025-04-07
Frances Orenic	IL AFL-CIO	IL AFL-CIO	Proponent	Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter	2025-04-07
Orlando Rojas	SMART-TD		Proponent	Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter	2025-04-07
Alison Maley	Illinois Principals Association	Illinois Principals Association	Opponent	Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter	2025-04-07

Roll-call votes

Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.

Date	Chamber	Type	Description	Yea	Nay	Present	NV	Outcome	Margin	Deciding voters
	H	Committee	Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter	6	3	0	0	Passed	3	—
	H	Floor	Third Reading	112	0	0	6	Passed	112	—

Action History

46 actions recorded. Last action: 2026-02-03 — Added as Alternate Chief Co-SponsorSen. Paul Faraci. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-02-07 Introduction & Filing

Filed with the Clerk byRep. Matt Hanson House Rule 6(b)

Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.

2025-02-18 Introduction & Filing

First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38

Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.

2025-02-18 Committee Assignment

Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)

Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.

2025-03-11 Committee Assignment

Assigned toElementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)

Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.

2025-03-19 Co-Sponsorship Mild +

Added Co-SponsorRep. Diane Blair-Sherlock Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)

A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.

2025-03-19 Co-Sponsorship Mild +

Added Co-SponsorRep. Terra Costa Howard Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)

A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.

2025-03-19 Committee Action Positive

Do Pass / Short DebateElementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 006-003-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b)

Committee recommends passage and places it on the Short Debate calendar (limited floor discussion time). Strong positive signal — committee believes bill has broad support.

2025-03-20 Co-Sponsorship Mild +

Added Co-SponsorRep. Martha Deuter Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)

A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.

2025-03-20 Floor Process Positive

Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52

Bill placed on the Second Reading calendar. Positive — bill is queued for floor action.

2025-03-20 Co-Sponsorship Mild −

Removed Co-SponsorRep. Martha Deuter Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)

Co-sponsor removed their support. Mildly negative — someone withdrew.

2025-03-26 Floor Process Positive

Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1)

Bill reaches the floor amendment stage on Short Debate calendar. Major milestone — bill has passed committee and is on the floor.

2025-03-26 Floor Process

Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52

Bill was ready for Second Reading but was paused/held by the sponsor. Usually indicates the sponsor is still negotiating amendments or gathering votes. NOT a negative signal — the sponsor controls the pace.

2025-04-03 Amendment Actions

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Matt Hanson

[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.

2025-04-03 Amendment Actions

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee

[Amendment] Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.

2025-04-07 Amendment Actions

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toElementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools

[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.

2025-04-07 Amendment Actions

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be AdoptedElementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000

[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.