# Illinois HB3037: RIGHT TO PLAY ACT Illinois HB3037, RIGHT TO PLAY ACT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status passed house, last action 2025-04-10 (Referred to Assignments) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3037-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB3037 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: RIGHT TO PLAY ACT - Status: passed house - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Referred to Assignments - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 25 - Subjects: education policy, assignments - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (89 yes, 43 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## 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 overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Aarón M. Ortíz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Briel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anne Stava (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dave Vella (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emanuel "Chris" Welch (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin Schmidt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly Du Buclet (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: La Shawn K. Ford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Martin McLaughlin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Maura Hirschauer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nabeela Syed (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ram Villivalam (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rick Ryan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rita Mayfield (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sue Scherer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Travis Weaver (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; | pass | 9 | 4 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 68 | 39 | 2 | | 2025-03-12 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; | pass | 12 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (48) - 2025-04-10: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-10: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-039-002 (House) - 2025-04-09: Chair Rules placed on Standard Debate (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000 (House) - 2025-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee (House) - 2025-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava (House) - 2025-04-01: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson (House) - 2025-04-01: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield (House) - 2025-04-01: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-24: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-03-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2025-03-20: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz (House) - 2025-03-20: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2025-03-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-12: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin (House) - 2025-03-12: Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 012-000-001 (House) - 2025-03-05: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella (House) - 2025-03-05: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan (House) - 2025-03-05: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson (House) - 2025-03-04: Assigned to Education Policy Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2025-02-26: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt (House) - 2025-02-26: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2025-02-25: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed (House) - 2025-02-20: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer (House) - 2025-02-06: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3037eng.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3037ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3037.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3037eng.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3037ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3037.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3037-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).