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Bill	SCH CD-EXEMPT PHYS ED-DISABLED	Amends the School Code. Provides that, if requested, a school board is authorized to excuse a pupil from engaging in a physical education course if the pupil has an intellectual or physical disability, is participating in an athletic program outside of the school setting, and documents such participation as determined by the school board. Effective July 1, 2013.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	SB 2157	Illinois SB 2157 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	55	2	2013-02-15	2013-07-29	openstates	ocd-bill/4fa74138-6c1f-43fa-9c19-af34593a4580	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2157&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=73747&SessionID=85&GA=98	939192467f029ef89ee5df8c1d4a200e9cce2c1103846449e7377fa7dd66fe5f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 2157 (98th) — SCH CD-EXEMPT PHYS ED-DISABLED

Amends the School Code. Provides that, if requested, a school board is authorized to excuse a pupil from engaging in a physical education course if the pupil has an intellectual or physical disability, is participating in an athletic program outside of the school setting, and documents such participation as determined by the school board. Effective July 1, 2013.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 110–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Arthur Turner — cosponsor (person)
• Barbara Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
• Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
• Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
• Christian L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
• Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
• Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
• Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
• Jerry F. Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
• Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
• Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Pam Roth — cosponsor (person)
• Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
• Sandra M. Pihos — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-02-15 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham filing
• 2013-02-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-02-15 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-03-05 Assigned to Education referral-committee
• 2013-03-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham amendment-introduction
• 2013-03-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-03-12 Postponed - Education
• 2013-03-12 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
• 2013-03-13 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
• 2013-03-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
• 2013-03-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham amendment-introduction
• 2013-03-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
• 2013-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Education
• 2013-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2013-03-19 Do Pass as Amended Education; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2013
• 2013-03-21 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013
• 2013-03-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-04-11 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-04-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2013-04-11 Arrived in House introduction
• 2013-04-11 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
• 2013-04-11 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-11 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-04-24 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee referral-committee
• 2013-05-02 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-05-02 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
• 2013-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
• 2013-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
• 2013-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Pam Roth
• 2013-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
• 2013-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
• 2013-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
• 2013-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
• 2013-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
• 2013-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
• 2013-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
• 2013-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2013-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
• 2013-05-02 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
• 2013-05-07 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-05-10 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-05-10 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-05-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-05-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-20 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-06-18 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-07-29 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-07-29 Effective Date July 29, 2013
• 2013-07-29 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0116 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4fa74138-6c1f-43fa-9c19-af34593a4580. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).