Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB1117: INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS-GENDER
Status: In committee, July 15, 2026
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.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB1117Introduced 1/9/2025, by Rep. Regan DeeringSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 25/1.30 new 105 ILCS 25/1.30 new ILCS 25/1.30 new Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides thatany athletic team or sport that is under the jurisdiction of an associationor entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athleticcompetition 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…
From the introduced text, January 3, 2025:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB1117Introduced 1/9/2025, by Rep. Regan DeeringSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 25/1.30 new 105 ILCS 25/1.30 new ILCS 25/1.30 new Amends the Interscholastic Athletic Organization Act. Provides thatany athletic team or sport that is under the jurisdiction of an associationor entity that provides for interscholastic athletics or athleticcompetition 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 athleticteam or sport designated as being female is available only to participantswho are female, based on their biological sex. Requires a school districtor nonpublic school to obtain a written statement signed by a student'sparent or guardian or the student verifying the student's age, biologicalsex, and that the student has not taken performance enhancing drugs;provides for a penalty for false or misleading statements. Prohibits agovernmental entity or an association or entity that provides forinterscholastic athletics or athletic competition among schools andstudents from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation, ortaking any other adverse action against a school district or nonpublicschool for maintaining athletic teams or sports in accordance with theseprovisions. LRB104 05056 LNS 15084 b LRB104 05056 LNS 15084 b LRB104 05056 LNS 15084 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENTMAY APPLY STATE …