---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-IRAQ/AFGHAN VET DAY"
description: "Amends the School Code. Adds October 7 (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day) as a commemorative holiday. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1703"
citation: "Illinois SB 1703 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-15"
last_action: "2013-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/954a4c6e-eb8d-4324-aa02-3abc81ba5c01"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1703&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=72592&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "0f7bcd63bc70789c80a0d7bd521701e2a6a0d59cfb08a1508376aa0c2c92d65f"
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 1703 (98th) — SCH CD-IRAQ/AFGHAN VET DAY

Amends the School Code. Adds October 7 (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Remembrance Day) as a commemorative holiday. 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=09800SB1703&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72592&DocNum=1703&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1703eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72592&DocNum=1703&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1703enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72592&DocNum=1703&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
- Silvana Tabares — cosponsor (person)
- William R. Haine — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2013-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-27** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-05** Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2013
- **2013-03-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2013
- **2013-04-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Andy Manar
- **2013-04-10** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2013-04-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2013-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2013-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-15** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2013-05-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2013-05-09** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2013-05-09** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2013-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-02** Effective Date August 2, 2013
- **2013-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0156 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/954a4c6e-eb8d-4324-aa02-3abc81ba5c01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).