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Bill SCHOOL CD&CRIM CD-SERVICE DOGS Amends the School Code. In provision permitting a service animal to accompany a student with a disability at all school functions, whether in or outside the classroom, defines "service animal" to include an animal trained or being trained as: a hearing animal; a guide animal; an assistance animal; a seizure alert animal; a mobility animal; a psychiatric service animal; or an autism service animal. Provides that reasonable accommodations must be sought for the use of a service animal to accompany a student with a disability at all school functions, whether in or outside the classroom (rather than the service animal being permitted at all school functions). Amends the Guide Dog Access Act. Changes the title of the Act to the Service Dog Access Act. Includes mobility, psychiatric service, and autism service dogs in the list of animals that must be allowed access to a public place of accommodation if such dog is wearing a harness, backpack, or vest identifying the dog as a trained service dog and such person presents credentials for inspection issued by a school for training guide, leader, seizure-alert, seizure-response, or autism service dogs. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 97th HB 3826 Illinois HB 3826 (97th)
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Illinois HB 3826 (97th) — SCHOOL CD&CRIM CD-SERVICE DOGS

Amends the School Code. In provision permitting a service animal to accompany a student with a disability at all school functions, whether in or outside the classroom, defines "service animal" to include an animal trained or being trained as: a hearing animal; a guide animal; an assistance animal; a seizure alert animal; a mobility animal; a psychiatric service animal; or an autism service animal. Provides that reasonable accommodations must be sought for the use of a service animal to accompany a student with a disability at all school functions, whether in or outside the classroom (rather than the service animal being permitted at all school functions). Amends the Guide Dog Access Act. Changes the title of the Act to the Service Dog Access Act. Includes mobility, psychiatric service, and autism service dogs in the list of animals that must be allowed access to a public place of accommodation if such dog is wearing a harness, backpack, or vest identifying the dog as a trained service dog and such person presents credentials for inspection issued by a school for training guide, leader, seizure-alert, seizure-response, or autism service dogs. Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Concurrence — 1171 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 4011 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1050 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)
  • Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2011-10-03 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia filing
  • 2011-10-05 First Reading reading-1
  • 2011-10-05 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2012-02-27 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2012-02-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
  • 2012-03-02 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia amendment-introduction
  • 2012-03-02 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2012-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
  • 2012-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2012-03-07 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 023-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2012-03-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2012-03-09 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2012-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2012-03-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2012-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
  • 2012-03-21 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
  • 2012-03-21 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2012-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 22, 2012 reading-1
  • 2012-03-21 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  • 2012-03-22 First Reading reading-1
  • 2012-03-22 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2012-04-11 Assigned to Education referral-committee
  • 2012-04-18 Postponed - Education
  • 2012-04-25 Postponed - Education
  • 2012-05-01 Postponed - Education
  • 2012-05-04 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2012
  • 2012-05-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler amendment-introduction
  • 2012-05-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2012-05-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
  • 2012-05-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2012-05-08 Do Pass as Amended Education; 007-001-000 committee-passage
  • 2012-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2012
  • 2012-05-10 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
  • 2012-05-10 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2012-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
  • 2012-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 040-011-001 reading-3, passage
  • 2012-05-15 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2012-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2012-05-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2012-05-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2012-05-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2012-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 018-000-000
  • 2012-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-001-000
  • 2012-05-31 Passed Both Houses
  • 2012-06-29 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2012-08-14 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2012-08-14 Effective Date August 14, 2012
  • 2012-08-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0956 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6d3741ec-9a3a-454c-83b9-e830928c0a72. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).