Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB3408: COLOR VISION TESTING
Status: Signed into law, August 7, 2026
Amends the Child Vision and Hearing Test Act. Provides that color discrimination tests shall be performed in all vision screening services under this Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules implementing this Section before January 1, 2027.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB3408Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Mary GillSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 205/4.5 new 410 ILCS 205/4.5 new ILCS 205/4.5 new Amends the Child Vision and Hearing Test Act. Provides that colordiscrimination tests shall be performed in all vision screening servicesunder this Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adoptrules implementing this Section before January 1, 2027…
From the introduced text, February 7, 2025:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB3408Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Mary GillSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 205/4.5 new 410 ILCS 205/4.5 new ILCS 205/4.5 new Amends the Child Vision and Hearing Test Act. Provides that colordiscrimination tests shall be performed in all vision screening servicesunder this Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adoptrules implementing this Section before January 1, 2027. LRB104 11816 BDA 21906 b LRB104 11816 BDA 21906 b LRB104 11816 BDA 21906 b A BILL FOR HB3408LRB104 11816 BDA 21906 b HB3408 LRB104 11816 BDA 21906 b HB3408 LRB104 11816 BDA 21906 b AN ACT concerning health. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Child Vision and Hearing Test Act is amended by adding Section 4.5 as follows: (410 ILCS 205/4.5 new) [ADDED: Sec. 4.5. ][ADDED: Color discrimination tests mandatory. ] [ADDED: Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, ] [ADDED: color discrimination tests shall be performed in all vision ] [ADDED: screening services under this Act. The Department of Public ] [ADDED: Health shall adopt rules implementing this Section before ] [ADDED: January 1, 2027.]