Illinois House Bill 1117

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-28 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that any athletic team or sport that is under the jurisdiction of an association or entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athletic competition among schools and student must be expressly designated as (i) a male athletic team or sport, (ii) a female athletic team or sport, or (iii) a coeducational athletic team or sport. Provides that an athletic team or sport designated as being female is available only to participants who are female, based on their biological sex. Requires a school district or nonpublic school to obtain a written statement signed by a student's parent or guardian or the student verifying the student's age, biological sex, and that the student has not taken performance enhancing drugs; provides for a penalty for false or misleading statements. Prohibits a governmental entity or an association or entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athletic competition among schools and students from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation, or taking any other adverse action against a school district or nonpublic school for maintaining athletic teams or sports in accordance with these provisions.

INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS-GENDER

Rep. Regan Deering [R]	Rep. Tony McCombie [R]	Rep. Norine Hammond [R]	Rep. Amy Grant [R]
Rep. Amy Elik [R]	Rep. Jackie Haas [R]	Rep. Christopher Davidsmeyer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
2025-01-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
2025-01-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
2025-01-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant
2025-01-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
2025-01-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
2025-01-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2025-01-09	House	First Reading
2025-01-03	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Regan Deering

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	25	1.30	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1117&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1117.htm