---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-ADMINISTER ALLERGY MED"
description: "Amends the School Code. In provisions that require a public or nonpublic school to permit the self-administration of medication by a pupil with asthma, adds the requirement that the school also permit the self-administration of medication by a pupil with allergies. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 2898"
citation: "Illinois SB 2898 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2006-01-20"
last_action: "2006-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37e209ea-c152-4730-9558-2fb5779af199"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2898&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=24007&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "95bba8ae49a9b19c8af95e1374acdad941bf2c01f5a2178fc3786fe41abaddf5"
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 2898 (94th) — SCH CD-ADMINISTER ALLERGY MED

Amends the School Code. In provisions that require a public or nonpublic school to permit the self-administration of medication by a pupil with asthma, adds the requirement that the school also permit the self-administration of medication by a pupil with allergies. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. 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=09400SB2898&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=24007&DocNum=2898&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2898eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=24007&DocNum=2898&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2898enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=24007&DocNum=2898&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
- **2006-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-06** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2006-02-08** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-16** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 22, 2006
- **2006-02-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2006-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 011-000-000
- **2006-02-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 27, 2006
- **2006-02-27** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2006-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2006-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-23** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 7, 2006
- **2006-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-04-05** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s)
- **2006-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-April 6, 2006
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mattie Hunter `filing`
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2006-04-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-07** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2006-04-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Health & Human Services; 009-000-000
- **2006-04-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2006-04-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2006-04-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2006-04-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 051-000-000
- **2006-04-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-05-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-05-19** Effective Date May 19, 2006
- **2006-05-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0792 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37e209ea-c152-4730-9558-2fb5779af199`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).