IL HB1562 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-12 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 30 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-12 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS-GENDER
Sponsors
Rep. David Friess [R] | Rep. Dave Severin [R] | Rep. William Hauter [R] | Rep. Jason Bunting [R] |
Rep. Paul Jacobs [R] | Rep. Randy Frese [R] | Rep. Patrick Windhorst [R] | Rep. Jed Davis [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2024-03-12 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis |
2024-03-12 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst |
2024-03-12 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese |
2024-03-12 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs |
2024-03-12 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Bunting |
2024-03-12 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter |
2024-03-12 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin |
2024-02-28 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt |
2023-01-31 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
2023-01-31 | House | First Reading |
2023-01-30 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David Friess |
Code Citations
Illinois State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1562&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103 |
Text | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1562.htm |