---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-BULLY/HARASSMENT POLICY"
description: "Amends the School Code. Requires each school district to create, maintain, and implement an age-appropriate policy on sexual harassment that must be included in the district's student code of conduct handbook. Provides that a school district's or charter school's policy on bullying must be included in the student code of conduct handbook in an age-appropriate manner."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1798"
citation: "Illinois SB 1798 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e886c1f-62cd-4603-a3cf-34dd01658ed9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1798&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=119285&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "6b694840646d8c29fcc58b2b2030ac2518bf3876e49495f7317f1b590c71c522"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 1798 (101st) — SCH CD-BULLY/HARASSMENT POLICY

Amends the School Code. Requires each school district to create, maintain, and implement an age-appropriate policy on sexual harassment that must be included in the district's student code of conduct handbook. Provides that a school district's or charter school's policy on bullying must be included in the student code of conduct handbook in an age-appropriate manner.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1798&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119285&DocNum=1798&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1798eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119285&DocNum=1798&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1798enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119285&DocNum=1798&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **105–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Chapin Rose — primary (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Do Pass Education; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2019
- **2019-03-14** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2019-03-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2019-03-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2019-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2019-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2019-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 010-000-000
- **2019-04-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Rose `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2019
- **2019-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2019-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 012-008-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
- **2019-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-009-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2019-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0418 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e886c1f-62cd-4603-a3cf-34dd01658ed9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).