2025-2026 Regular Session • Illinois Legislature
HB3037: RIGHT TO PLAY ACT
Legislative 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.
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Bill History
2/6/2025
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Assigned to Education Policy Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 012-000-001
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Chair Rules placed on Standard Debate
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-039-002
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Arrive in Senate
Senate
4/10/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
Senate
4/10/2025
First Reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment 001
House Amendment 001
4/8/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading in House
4/9/2025
68
Yea
39
Nay
9
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/9/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Assignments(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 22
Republican: 3
Primary Sponsor
Janet Yang Rohr
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (24)
Sue Scherer
Democrat
Kevin Schmidt
Republican
Martin McLaughlin
Republican
Aaron Ortiz
Democrat
Nabeela Syed
Democrat
Rick Ryan
Democrat
Dave Vella
Democrat
Joyce Mason
Democrat
Travis Weaver
Republican
Tracy Katz Muhl
Democrat
Laura Faver Dias
Democrat
Maura Hirschauer
Democrat
Suzanne Ness
Democrat
Emanuel Welch
Democrat
Lisa Davis
Democrat
Kevin Olickal
Democrat
Theresa Mah
Democrat
LaShawn Ford
Democrat
Rita Mayfield
Democrat
Anne Stava-Murray
Democrat
Camille Lilly
Democrat
Kimberly Du Buclet
Democrat
Amy Briel
Democrat
Ram Villivalam
Democrat