---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH SAFETY DRILLS-TRAIN SUBS"
description: "Amends the School Safety Drill Act. Requires a school district to provide training on school evacuation drills and law enforcement lockdown drills to all school personnel serving in a substitute capacity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "HB 1787"
citation: "Illinois HB 1787 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maura Hirschauer", "Meg Loughran Cappel"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 58
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-27"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/107d4b98-0ee8-4413-a569-40ffcac10c30"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1787&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=159183&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "0c87af3ceee330cc6c2f6768d7f200e52add698dfd8aa3db105f23f130426d7f"
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 1787 (104th) — SCH SAFETY DRILLS-TRAIN SUBS

Amends the School Safety Drill Act. Requires a school district to provide training on school evacuation drills and law enforcement lockdown drills to all school personnel serving in a substitute capacity.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1787.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1787eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1787ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1787enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Education — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Education Policy — **8–4** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Education Policy, Amendment 1 — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Maura Hirschauer — primary (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — primary (person)
- Amy Briel — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Balkema — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
- Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
- Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
- Li Arellano, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Beth Canty — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
- Yolonda Morris — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer `filing`
- **2025-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-28** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-02-25** Assigned to Education Policy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 008-004-000
- **2025-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
- **2025-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
- **2025-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- **2025-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- **2025-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2025-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2025-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
- **2025-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- **2025-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2025-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
- **2025-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
- **2025-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- **2025-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2025-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2025-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-14** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-29** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-07** Do Pass Education; 014-000-000
- **2025-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025
- **2025-05-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
- **2025-05-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
- **2025-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
- **2025-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2025-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2025-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2025-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2026
- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0198 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/107d4b98-0ee8-4413-a569-40ffcac10c30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).