# Illinois HB5808: STUDENT ATHLETE-TRANSFER RULES

Illinois HB5808, STUDENT ATHLETE-TRANSFER RULES, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic); status filed, last action 2026-10-19 (Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi) (as of 2026-11-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois HB5808
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: STUDENT ATHLETE-TRANSFER RULES
- Status: filed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-08-25
- Last action: 2026-10-19, Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- Sponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides that an association or other entity that has as one of its purposes promoting, sponsoring, regulating, or in any manner providing for interscholastic athletics or any form of athletic competition among schools and students within this State shall allow, in its rules and regulations, student-athletes in grades 9 through 12 to transfer to another school and be granted full athletic eligibility at the receiving school if both the sending school's and receiving school's principals or official representatives provide written consent to the association or entity for the transfer. Sets forth what the consent must include. Provides that if the student transfers in a given school year after the official start date of the athletic season for the activity the student was participating in at the sending school, the student is ineligible to participate in that athletic activity for the remainder of the school year. Provides that the receiving school shall enforce any period of ineligibility imposed upon the student by the sending school or that would have been imposed upon the student by the sending school had the student not transferred, even if the student is otherwise eligible under the provisions, which shall be for the remaining duration of the period of ineligibility or 365 days after the date of the transfer, whichever is less.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jed Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin Schmidt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michelle Mussman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Sheehan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Will Guzzardi (Democratic), House

## Actions (8)

- 2026-10-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi (House)
- 2026-10-06: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan (House)
- 2026-10-01: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House)
- 2026-09-28: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt (House)
- 2026-09-21: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman (House)
- 2026-09-10: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis (House)
- 2026-09-04: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez (House)
- 2026-08-25: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5808.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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB5808.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5808-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-03).