CHICAGO LIFEGUARD AGE MINIMUM House SponsorsRep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar and Hoan Huynh Senate Sponsors(Sen. Mike Porfirio) 4/14/2025SenateReferred to Assignments 70 ILCS 1505/16a-6 new Amends the Chicago Park District Act. Provides that the Chicago Park District shall not employ a person who is under the age of 19 to serve as a lifeguard at a beach on the Chicago lakefront.House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that, if a lifeguard candidate participates in the Junior Lifeguard Program hosted by the Chicago Park District, then the candidate shall be permitted to serve as a lifeguard regardless of the candidate's age. Provides that the Chicago Park District must provide an additional 30 hours of open-water training before a new hire or current employee lifeguard may serve as a lifeguard at a beach on the Chicago lakefront. Effective January 1, 2026. 1/17/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar 1/28/2025HouseFirst Reading 1/28/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/18/2025HouseAssigned to Cities & Villages Committee 3/18/2025HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 011-000-000 3/19/2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/26/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/26/2025HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 4/8/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar 4/8/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 4/8/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee 4/9/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/9/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 010-000-000 4/10/2025HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate 4/10/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted 4/10/2025HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/10/2025HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-010-000 4/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh 4/14/2025SenateArrive in Senate 4/14/2025SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/14/2025SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio 4/14/2025SenateFirst Reading 4/14/2025SenateReferred to Assignments