---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-SEX ED-ABANDONED NEWBRN"
description: "Amends the School Code. Requires sex education materials and instruction to advise pupils of the provisions of the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2298"
citation: "Illinois HB 2298 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46ffde37-d884-4d1d-a059-4c465b040f00"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2298&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=3567&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "454958e016c0bdea8cc6e5b731d9e02d4e459f7a666f4bb48d60935ae9958575"
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 2298 (93rd) — SCH CD-SEX ED-ABANDONED NEWBRN

Amends the School Code. Requires sex education materials and instruction to advise pupils of the provisions of the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. Effective immediately.

## 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=09300HB2298&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3567&DocNum=2298&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2298eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3567&DocNum=2298&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2298enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3567&DocNum=2298&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elizabeth Coulson — primary (person)
- James T. Meeks — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson `filing`
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-21** Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2003-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2003-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2003-03-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2003-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2003-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2003-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2003-03-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2003-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2003-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-02** Effective Date July 2, 2003
- **2003-07-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0088 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46ffde37-d884-4d1d-a059-4c465b040f00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).