HB 3037 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

RIGHT TO PLAY ACT

Summary

Creates the Right to Play Act. Provides that a student who is a member of a school athletic activity may participate in a nonschool athletic activity that is of the same sport as the school athletic activity during the season in which the student participates in the school athletic activity without losing eligibility to participate in the school athletic activity, provided that the student may not participate in both the nonschool athletic activity and a school athletic practice or competition for the same sport on the same day.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action Apr 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Apr 9, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add a waiver process allowing students to participate in outside sports with principal approval, limited to two times per year. The text of the underlying School Code section regarding charter school governance was also updated to correct formatting and numbering errors in the original draft.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include a specific waiver mechanism for student eligibility, whereas the original version did not contain this provision.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a requirement that students must obtain a waiver from their principal or athletic director to participate in nonschool athletic activities.

Limited the waiver authority to a maximum of two instances per student per school year.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a requirement for schools to report granted waivers to state athletic associations.

TECHNICAL

Corrected line breaks, spacing, and section numbering in the charter school requirements text.

Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2025

How they voted

67–40

Passed · 11 other

Total votes 118

Apr 9, 2025

D Democratic78

62 Yea 7 Nay 9

79% Yea

R Republican40

5 Yea 33 Nay 2

82% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-039-002

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Committee

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 012-000-001

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Education Policy Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 22 co-sponsors