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| Bill | STUDENT ATHLETE-CONCUSSION | Amends the School Code and the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Requires all schools, whether public or private, who are members of the Illinois High School Association to adopt a student athlete injury policy that provides that if a student athlete is injured during play and the coach suspects that the student might have a concussion, then the student is prohibited from returning to play until a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, an advanced practice nurse, or a physician's assistant authorizes the student to return to play. Urges school boards to encourage their teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic programs and other extracurricular school activities to acquire training in recognizing the symptoms of a concussion and the proper steps to take in suspected concussion cases. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 97th | HB 1197 | Illinois HB 1197 (97th) |
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enacted | 3 | 76 | 4 | 2011-02-08 | 2011-06-13 | openstates | ocd-bill/901762a3-931e-45a7-9f42-892deca1cb51 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1197&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57145&SessionID=84&GA=97 | 4bb748606083657f2962996026c374e989785e8b5cc7687dc42d9b8f6124c970 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 1197 (97th) — STUDENT ATHLETE-CONCUSSION
Amends the School Code and the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act. Requires all schools, whether public or private, who are members of the Illinois High School Association to adopt a student athlete injury policy that provides that if a student athlete is injured during play and the coach suspects that the student might have a concussion, then the student is prohibited from returning to play until a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, an advanced practice nurse, or a physician's assistant authorizes the student to return to play. Urges school boards to encourage their teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic programs and other extracurricular school activities to acquire training in recognizing the symptoms of a concussion and the proper steps to take in suspected concussion cases.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 116–0 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 116–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 90–25 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 51–5 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Monique D. Davis — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2011-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis
filing - 2011-02-08 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-02-14 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
referral-committee - 2011-02-23 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 017-000-006
committee-passage - 2011-02-23 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-03-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- 2011-03-08 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-03-09 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-025-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- 2011-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2011-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- 2011-03-09 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- 2011-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- 2011-03-10 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2011-03-10 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 14, 2011
reading-1 - 2011-03-16 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- 2011-03-23 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-03-23 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-04-27 Assigned to Education
referral-committee - 2011-05-05 Postponed - Education
- 2011-05-10 Do Pass Education; 006-002-000
committee-passage - 2011-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
- 2011-05-19 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2011-05-19 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2011-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2011
- 2011-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
amendment-introduction - 2011-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- 2011-05-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- 2011-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
amendment-introduction - 2011-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 007-000-001
- 2011-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- 2011-05-27 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2011-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford
amendment-passage - 2011-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Lightford
amendment-passage - 2011-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2011-05-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- 2011-05-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2011-05-27 Third Reading - Passed; 051-005-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-05-27 Arrived in House
introduction - 2011-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- 2011-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2011-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2011-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-05-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2011-05-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2011-05-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- 2011-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
referral-committee - 2011-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
referral-committee - 2011-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 022-000-000
- 2011-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 022-000-000
- 2011-05-30 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2011-05-30 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- 2011-05-30 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- 2011-05-30 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2011-05-30 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2011-05-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2011-05-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- 2011-05-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- 2011-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- 2011-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 116-000-000
- 2011-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2011-06-09 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2011-06-13 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2011-06-13 Effective Date June 13, 2011
- 2011-06-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0007
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/901762a3-931e-45a7-9f42-892deca1cb51. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).