---
type: "Bill"
title: "PHYSICAL FITNESS FCLTY-PUB SCH"
description: "Amends the Physical Fitness Facility Medical Emergency Preparedness Act. Adds facilities owned or operated by a public school organized under the School Code to the list of facilities that do not fall under the definition of \"physical fitness facility\". Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5838"
citation: "Illinois HB 5838 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-10"
last_action: "2010-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd486067-c64e-418d-a06f-1de5a36cf745"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5838&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=51444&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "053cc649db65378841c2796486f17d5b7315133abd950627ac753283857b1f0d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 5838 (96th) — PHYSICAL FITNESS FCLTY-PUB SCH

Amends the Physical Fitness Facility Medical Emergency Preparedness Act. Adds facilities owned or operated by a public school organized under the School Code to the list of facilities that do not fall under the definition of "physical fitness facility". Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5838&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51444&DocNum=5838&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5838eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51444&DocNum=5838&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5838enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=51444&DocNum=5838&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dale A. Righter — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel J. Burke — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2010-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke `filing`
- **2010-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-22** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2010-03-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-11** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-22** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2010-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass Public Health; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2010-04-30** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-26** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1268 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd486067-c64e-418d-a06f-1de5a36cf745`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).