Illinois · House Bill 4274 · 103rd General Assembly

SCH CD-TICK REMOVAL IN SCHOOLS

HB 4274 Sponsored by Dan Swanson Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 14, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 16, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the School Code. Provides that a school nurse or other designated person employed by a school district shall remove a tick from a student in accordance with guidelines issued by the Department of Public Health. After the tick has been removed, requires (i) the school nurse or other designated person to notify the parent or guardian of the student (and sets forth what the notice must state), (ii) the school to…

Read the full title (277 words)

Amends the School Code. Provides that a school nurse or other designated person employed by a school district shall remove a tick from a student in accordance with guidelines issued by the Department of Public Health. After the tick has been removed, requires (i) the school nurse or other designated person to notify the parent or guardian of the student (and sets forth what the notice must state), (ii) the school to provide the parent or guardian with an information sheet from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Public Health regarding the signs and symptoms of Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever and testing labs for ticks, and (iii) the school to preserve the tick for 72 hours so that the parent or guardian may send the tick to a lab for testing and provide information to the parent or guardian on how to send the tick to a lab for testing (but allows the parent or guardian to give the school permission to dispose of the tick before the 72-hour time period has expired). Provides that the Department of Public Health shall issue guidelines on how to remove a tick, publish those guidelines on the Department of Public Health's Internet website, and, in consultation with the State Board of Education, provide the guidelines to school districts. Provides that a school district and its employees and agents shall incur no liability, except for willful or wanton conduct, as a result of any injury arising from the removal of a tick if the removal of the tick followed the guidelines issued by the Department of Public Health. Effective July 1, 2024.

Every action

29 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 21 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Swanson
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee · House Elem Sec Ed: School Curric Policies
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
  11. HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Swanson
  12. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  13. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee · House Elem Sec Ed: School Curric Policies
  14. CommitteeDo Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 014-000-000 · House Elem Sec Ed: School Curric Policies
  15. HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
  16. HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  17. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  18. HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Swanson
  19. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  20. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee · House Elem Sec Ed: School Curric Policies
  21. CommitteeHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 009-001-000 · House Elem Sec Ed: School Curric Policies
  1. HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  2. HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  3. HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
  4. HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam M. Niemerg
  7. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 3, 2024 House Elem Sec Ed: School Curric Policies Elem Sec Ed: School Curric Policies - Do Pass
Members

Yes · 14

Not voting · 1

 Passed 14–0
Apr 17, 2024 House Elem Sec Ed: School Curric Policies House Floor Amendment No. 2 - Elem Sec Ed: School Curric Policies - Recommends Be Adopted
Members

Yes · 9

No · 1

Not voting · 5

 Passed 9–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 9 cosponsors: 5 Democrats, 4 Republicans.

All 9 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.