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| Bill | UV EXPOSURE IN CHILDREN ACT | Creates the Reducing the Risk of Skin Cancer and Excessive UV Exposure in Children Act. Provides that a student or participant in a youth camp may possess and use a topical sunscreen product while on school property or at a school-sponsored event or activity or youth camp without a physician's note or prescription if certain conditions are met. Provides that a school district or youth camp shall allow a student or participant to use articles of sun-protective clothing outdoors. Provides that, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, all schools districts shall incorporate in their curriculum a unit of instruction on skin cancer prevention. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 100th | HB 4685 | Illinois HB 4685 (100th) |
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enacted | 3 | 58 | 2 | 2018-02-07 | 2019-01-11 | openstates | ocd-bill/b313ec85-7bee-4565-8488-de469f491fe4 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4685&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=109716&SessionID=91&GA=100 | 0ce22bf2f5af2f434af1bdef55875d5af18a6b7d628afde4108a3da6d1b15b9e | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4685 (100th) — UV EXPOSURE IN CHILDREN ACT
Creates the Reducing the Risk of Skin Cancer and Excessive UV Exposure in Children Act. Provides that a student or participant in a youth camp may possess and use a topical sunscreen product while on school property or at a school-sponsored event or activity or youth camp without a physician's note or prescription if certain conditions are met. Provides that a school district or youth camp shall allow a student or participant to use articles of sun-protective clothing outdoors. Provides that, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, all schools districts shall incorporate in their curriculum a unit of instruction on skin cancer prevention. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 110–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 48–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- John Connor — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2018-02-07 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John Connor
filing - 2018-02-07 First Reading
reading-1 - 2018-02-07 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2018-02-27 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
referral-committee - 2018-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
- 2018-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- 2018-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- 2018-03-13 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- 2018-03-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- 2018-04-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John Connor
amendment-introduction - 2018-04-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2018-04-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- 2018-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2018-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- 2018-04-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2018-04-10 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 014-000-000
committee-passage - 2018-04-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2018-04-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John Connor
amendment-introduction - 2018-04-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2018-04-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- 2018-04-25 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 012-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2018-04-25 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2018-04-25 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2018-04-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2018-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2018-04-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2018-04-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
- 2018-04-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- 2018-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- 2018-04-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- 2018-05-01 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2018-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2018-05-01 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- 2018-05-01 First Reading
reading-1 - 2018-05-01 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2018-05-02 Assigned to Education
referral-committee - 2018-05-09 To Subcommittee on Special Issues (ED)
- 2018-05-11 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2018-05-15 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
- 2018-05-15 Re-assigned to Education
referral-committee - 2018-05-22 Do Pass Education; 012-000-000
committee-passage - 2018-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 23, 2018
- 2018-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton
amendment-introduction - 2018-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2018-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
- 2018-05-25 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
reading-3 - 2018-05-31 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2018-11-20 Approved for Consideration Assignments
- 2018-11-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 27, 2018
- 2018-11-27 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2018-11-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 28, 2018
- 2018-11-28 3/5 Vote Required
- 2018-11-28 Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2018-11-28 Passed Both Houses
- 2018-12-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2019-01-11 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2019-01-11 Effective Date January 11, 2019
- 2019-01-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1176
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b313ec85-7bee-4565-8488-de469f491fe4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).