---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-THREAT ASSESS PROCEDURE"
description: "Amends the School Safety Drill Act. Provides that each year prior to the start of the school year, a school board shall file its threat assessment procedure and a list identifying the members of the school district's threat assessment team or regional behavior threat assessment and intervention team with (i) a local law enforcement agency and (ii) the regional office of education or, with respect to the Chicago school district, the State Board of Education. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 4994"
citation: "Illinois HB 4994 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher Belt", "Fred Crespo"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-26"
last_action: "2022-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3383b1d1-2d05-4fc5-803d-1c06561ad956"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4994&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=139469&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "10cf111bfc9d1e053752dd4644ea8255b2e52fbd9e6c7a6851882ae040862d4a"
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 HB 4994 (102nd) — SCH CD-THREAT ASSESS PROCEDURE

Amends the School Safety Drill Act. Provides that each year prior to the start of the school year, a school board shall file its threat assessment procedure and a list identifying the members of the school district's threat assessment team or regional behavior threat assessment and intervention team with (i) a local law enforcement agency and (ii) the regional office of education or, with respect to the Chicago school district, the State Board of Education. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4994.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4994eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4994ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4994ham002.pdf)
5. **House Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4994ham003.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4994enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Christopher Belt — primary (person)
- Fred Crespo — primary (person)
- Avery Bourne — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Luft — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo `filing`
- **2022-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2022-02-09** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Luft
- **2022-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2022-02-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- **2022-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- **2022-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- **2022-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
- **2022-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-04** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-03-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- **2022-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
- **2022-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 8, 2022 `reading-1`
- **2022-03-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2022-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Do Pass Education; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2022
- **2022-03-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2022-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-13** Effective Date May 13, 2022
- **2022-05-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0791 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3383b1d1-2d05-4fc5-803d-1c06561ad956`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).