Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB3275: SCH-CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Status: Signed into law, August 7, 2026
Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that an association or other entity that has as one of its purposes promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic competition among schools and students within this State shall require all school coaches to obtain and maintain certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid, and the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED). Requires certification in CPR and AED use to be consistent with national, evidence-based, emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. Amends the School Safety Drill Act. Provides that a cardiac emergency response plan shall include (i) establishing a cardiac emergency response team that is certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator and (ii) the use of annual cardiac response drills to practice the steps established in the cardiac emergency response plan, in partnership with local emergency medical services. Makes other changes concerning the plan.
What the bill says
An act concerning education.
From the engrossed text, March 26, 2025:
AN ACT concerning education. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act is amended by adding Section 1.12 as follows: (105 ILCS 25/1.12 new) [ADDED: Sec. 1.12. ][ADDED: Mandatory certification in CPR, first aid, and ] [ADDED: use of an AED. ][ADDED: An association or other entity that has as one ] [ADDED: of its purposes promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any ] [ADDED: manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of ] [ADDED: athletic competition among schools and students within this ] [ADDED: State shall require all paid school head coaches or chief ] [ADDED: sponsors of the activity to obtain and maintain certification ] [ADDED: in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid, and the use ] [ADDED: of an automatic external defibrillator (AED). Certification in ] [ADDED: CPR and AED use shall be consistent with national, ] [ADDED: evidence-based, emergency cardiovascular care guidelines.] Section 10.The School Safety Drill Act is amended by changing Section 60 as follows: (105 ILCS 128/60) Sec. 60.Cardiac emergency response plan. HB3275 Engrossed- 2 -LRB104 10857 LNS 20939 b HB3275 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 10857 LNS 20939 b HB3275 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 10857 LNS 20939 b (a) A school district and a private school shall develop a …
Sponsors
- Lisa Davis (D, 32) · primary sponsor
- Laura Faver Dias (D, 62)
- Camille Y. Lilly (D, 78)
- Tony M. McCombie (R, 89)
- Joyce Mason (D, 61)
- Jawaharial Williams (D, 10)
- Mary Beth Canty (D, 54)
- Abdelnasser Rashid (D, 21)
- Sonya M. Harper (D, 6)
- Thaddeus Jones (D, 29)
- Maurice West (D, 67)
- Martin J. Moylan (D)
Latest actions
- : Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0759
- : Effective Date July 1, 2027
- : Governor Approved
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Passed Both Houses
- : House Concurs
- : Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 115-000-000
- : Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 013-000-000
- : Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education Policy Committee
- : Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
Votes
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs (May 30, 2026): 115 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee (May 29, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading - Passed (May 28, 2026): 58 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass as Amended Education (May 26, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass Education (May 7, 2025): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed (April 10, 2025): 85 yea, 27 nay, passed
Subjects: ILCS 105 - Schools
Common questions
- What is HB3275?
- HB3275 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): SCH-CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
- What does HB3275 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning education.
- What is the status of HB3275?
- Signed into law as of August 7, 2026. Latest action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0759 (August 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3275?
- Lisa Davis (D, 32), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3275?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3275&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114
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