---
type: "Bill"
title: "PUB HLTH-SMK FREE IL RELIGIOUS"
description: "Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. In the provision concerning definitions, provides that \"smoke\" or \"smoking\" does not include smoking that is associated with a recognized religious ceremony, ritual, or activity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1685"
citation: "Illinois SB 1685 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2009-02-19"
last_action: "2009-11-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6d7b25a-a74a-4c65-ad84-14779c59df91"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1685&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44382&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "31352354d5771e978e4380d45dcd3c13a507b7996ae713f601f6c36c4d697c0f"
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 SB 1685 (96th) — PUB HLTH-SMK FREE IL RELIGIOUS

Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. In the provision concerning definitions, provides that "smoke" or "smoking" does not include smoking that is associated with a recognized religious ceremony, ritual, or activity.

## 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=09600SB1685&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44382&DocNum=1685&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1685eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44382&DocNum=1685&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1685enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44382&DocNum=1685&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **57–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **113–1** (fail) · lower
- Motion — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2009-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2009-04-01** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2009-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2009-04-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Environmental Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Environmental Health Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-04-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Environmental Health Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-28** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Environmental Health Committee; 011-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 17, 2009
- **2009-05-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2009-05-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Public Health; 006-000-000
- **2009-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-001-000
- **2009-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Amendatory Veto `executive-veto`
- **2009-10-14** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 15, 2009
- **2009-10-15** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2009-10-15** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2009-10-15** Override Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 057-000-000
- **2009-10-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-10-16** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 16, 2009
- **2009-10-20** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2009-10-28** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2009-10-28** Override Amendatory Veto - House Passed 113-001-000
- **2009-10-28** Amendatory Veto Overridden Both Houses
- **2009-11-03** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-11-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0797 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6d7b25a-a74a-4c65-ad84-14779c59df91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).