---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-RELIGIOUS FASTING-P.E."
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that a pupil shall be excused from engaging in a physical education course during a period of religious fasting if the pupil's parent or guardian notifies the school principal in writing that the pupil is participating in religious fasting. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 160"
citation: "Illinois HB 160 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adriane Johnson", "Daniel Didech"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-15"
last_action: "2021-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b292ca35-5902-4960-848f-811a0955fba4"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=160&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=127998&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "3171d77f6d54a53ed3f286c25c5da66f6082c34cb57a332f1ff00627630ec074"
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 160 (102nd) — SCH CD-RELIGIOUS FASTING-P.E.

Amends the School Code. Provides that a pupil shall be excused from engaging in a physical education course during a period of religious fasting if the pupil's parent or guardian notifies the school principal in writing that the pupil is participating in religious fasting. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0160.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0160eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0160ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0160enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Adriane Johnson — primary (person)
- Daniel Didech — primary (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Denyse Wang Stoneback — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech `filing`
- **2021-01-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2021-02-12** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2021-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2021-02-15** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2021-02-23** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-03-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Didech `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-03-23** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-04-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2021-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2021-04-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2021-04-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2021-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2021-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2021-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2021-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2021-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2021-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2021-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2021-05-05** Do Pass Education; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2021
- **2021-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2021
- **2021-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 25, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-19** Effective Date August 19, 2021
- **2021-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0405 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b292ca35-5902-4960-848f-811a0955fba4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).