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type: "Bill"
title: "ATHLETIC TRAINERS-EXEMPTIONS"
description: "Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to remove the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act from the list of Acts that get repealed pursuant to the Regulatory Sunset Act. Amends the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act. Changes the definitions of the terms \"licensed athletic trainer\" and \"referral\". Provides a definition for the terms \"athletic injury\" and \"athletic training aide\". Makes changes in provisions concerning what activities are exempt from the application of the Act, educational and professional requirements, requirements for licensure by endorsement, and grounds for disciplinary action. Adds a licensed athletic trainer to the Athletic Training Board. Removes provisions concerning initial appointments to the Board. Corrects references to registration to reflect that athletic trainers are licensed. Provides that if any portion of the Act is held invalid, the invalidity of that portion shall not affect any other part of the Act that can be given effect without the invalid portion. Provides that a licensed athletic trainer who provides emergency care without fee shall not be held liable for civil damages unless his or her acts constitute wilful or wanton misconduct. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 298"
citation: "Illinois HB 298 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-19"
last_action: "2005-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58ee7d44-be7a-4156-8970-1c388e725a3f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=298&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14524&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "677ea030ee74a9303f1b5cfca4639e68bd2987dc294f2d44f564543f81062ef9"
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 298 (94th) — ATHLETIC TRAINERS-EXEMPTIONS
Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to remove the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act from the list of Acts that get repealed pursuant to the Regulatory Sunset Act. Amends the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act. Changes the definitions of the terms "licensed athletic trainer" and "referral". Provides a definition for the terms "athletic injury" and "athletic training aide". Makes changes in provisions concerning what activities are exempt from the application of the Act, educational and professional requirements, requirements for licensure by endorsement, and grounds for disciplinary action. Adds a licensed athletic trainer to the Athletic Training Board. Removes provisions concerning initial appointments to the Board. Corrects references to registration to reflect that athletic trainers are licensed. Provides that if any portion of the Act is held invalid, the invalidity of that portion shall not affect any other part of the Act that can be given effect without the invalid portion. Provides that a licensed athletic trainer who provides emergency care without fee shall not be held liable for civil damages unless his or her acts constitute wilful or wanton misconduct. Makes other changes. 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=09400HB0298&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14524&DocNum=298&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0298eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14524&DocNum=298&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0298enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14524&DocNum=298&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Michael P. McAuliffe — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-01-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady `filing`
- **2005-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-01-26** Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2005-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Registration and Regulation Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Registration and Regulation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-02** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- **2005-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; by Voice Vote `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-13** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2005-04-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2005-04-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2005-04-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2005-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Licensed Activities `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Licensed Activities; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0246 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58ee7d44-be7a-4156-8970-1c388e725a3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).