HB3408 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)
COLOR VISION TESTING
Last Action
4/11/2025 - House: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Child Vision and Hearing Test Act. Provides that color discrimination tests shall be performed in all vision screening services under this Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt rules implementing this Section before January 1, 2027.
House Committee Amendment No. 1
Adds reference to:
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Public Health, to provide guidance on both of their respective websites to aid preschool and elementary school teachers in teaching literacy and other subjects to color-vision-deficient learners. Requires the eye examination for all children enrolling in kindergarten in a public, private, or parochial school and any student enrolling for the first time in a public, private, or parochial school to include a color vision deficiency examination. Amends the Child Vision and Hearing Test Act. Provides that color discrimination tests shall be performed in all vision screening services under the Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall file rules with the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules within 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/07/2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Gill |
| 2/18/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 2/18/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/11/2025 | House | Assigned to Public Health Committee |
| 3/11/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Gill |
| 3/11/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 3/12/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Health Committee |
| 3/20/2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Health Committee; by Voice Vote |
| 3/20/2025 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Health Committee; 009-000-000 |
| 3/20/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 3/20/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/20/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| 3/26/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 3/26/2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/11/2025 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |