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| Bill | PRO BOXING-MARTIAL ARTS-MISC | Amends the Professional Boxing Act to provide for the regulation of martial art and mixed martial art matches and exhibitions. Requires a promoter to submit to the Department, after making initial application to conduct an event and within 10 days of a scheduled event, proof of insurance for not less than $50,000 (instead of $10,000) for each contestant participating in a contest or exhibition. Makes other changes. Repeals a Section concerning ultimate fighting exhibitions. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 1947 | Illinois HB 1947 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 75 | 3 | 2007-02-23 | 2007-09-10 | openstates | ocd-bill/fdbaeed9-7f3e-470f-b335-15452feacb5a | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1947&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30771&SessionID=51&GA=95 | f08c68fd0a6ff3ad85d2e183e84220216ba61dbcac7051f6bcb0321b5ed4eba2 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 1947 (95th) — PRO BOXING-MARTIAL ARTS-MISC
Amends the Professional Boxing Act to provide for the regulation of martial art and mixed martial art matches and exhibitions. Requires a promoter to submit to the Department, after making initial application to conduct an event and within 10 days of a scheduled event, proof of insurance for not less than $50,000 (instead of $10,000) for each contestant participating in a contest or exhibition. Makes other changes. Repeals a Section concerning ultimate fighting exhibitions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence — 95–7 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 50–2 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 96–10 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Angelo Saviano — primary (person)
- Bill Brady — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-02-23 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
filing - 2007-02-23 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-02-23 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-02-27 Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee
referral-committee - 2007-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Registration and Regulation Committee
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Registration and Regulation Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-03-07 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 019-001-002
committee-passage - 2007-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- 2007-03-13 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2007-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
- 2007-03-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- 2007-03-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- 2007-03-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-010-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-03-27 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2007-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2007
reading-1 - 2007-03-28 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- 2007-03-29 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-03-29 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-04-18 Assigned to Licensed Activities
referral-committee - 2007-04-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James A. DeLeo
amendment-introduction - 2007-04-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-05-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
- 2007-05-02 Held in Licensed Activities
- 2007-05-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James A. DeLeo
amendment-introduction - 2007-05-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-05-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James A. DeLeo
amendment-introduction - 2007-05-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-05-09 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- 2007-05-09 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- 2007-05-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
- 2007-05-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
- 2007-05-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2007-05-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2007-05-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Held in Licensed Activities
- 2007-05-10 Do Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
- 2007-05-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-05-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- 2007-05-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James A. DeLeo
amendment-introduction - 2007-05-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-05-15 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- 2007-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
- 2007-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- 2007-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 007-000-000
- 2007-05-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- 2007-05-22 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; DeLeo
amendment-passage - 2007-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2007
- 2007-05-24 Third Reading - Passed; 050-002-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2007-05-24 Arrived in House
introduction - 2007-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,3,4
- 2007-05-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Angelo Saviano
- 2007-05-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Angelo Saviano
- 2007-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Angelo Saviano
- 2007-05-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2007-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2007-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2007-05-31 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- 2007-06-08 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
- 2007-06-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 095-007-000
- 2007-06-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 095-007-000
- 2007-06-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 House Concurs 095-007-000
- 2007-06-13 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-07-12 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-09-10 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-09-10 Effective Date June 1, 2008
- 2007-09-10 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0593
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fdbaeed9-7f3e-470f-b335-15452feacb5a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).