---
type: "Bill"
title: "EDUC-VET DAY-MOMENT OF SILENCE"
description: "Amends the School Code, various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois, and the Public Community College Act. Provides that if a public school, university, or community college holds any type of event at the institution on November 11, Veterans' Day, the governing board of the institution shall require a moment of silence at that event to recognize Veterans' Day. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 972"
citation: "Illinois HB 972 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-10"
last_action: "2009-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c949708-4100-4027-817b-445505829650"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=972&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42550&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "a3295905ed8c94fc3542bc7ecf2c3dc0c0f2d61eb4dc67058a870dca896c90c1"
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 972 (96th) — EDUC-VET DAY-MOMENT OF SILENCE

Amends the School Code, various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois, and the Public Community College Act. Provides that if a public school, university, or community college holds any type of event at the institution on November 11, Veterans' Day, the governing board of the institution shall require a moment of silence at that event to recognize Veterans' Day. 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=09600HB0972&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42550&DocNum=972&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0972eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42550&DocNum=972&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0972enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42550&DocNum=972&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2009-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-18** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2009-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2009-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Do Pass Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009
- **2009-04-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2009-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-07-27** Effective Date July 27, 2009
- **2009-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0084 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c949708-4100-4027-817b-445505829650`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).