---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-CONSTITUTION DAY"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that Constitution Day (September 17) shall also be a commemorative holiday. Effective July 1, 2023."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 1273"
citation: "Illinois HB 1273 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Elik", "Erica Harriss"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/163a981e-8f72-48dc-9482-95369787e5ed"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1273&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=143383&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "07ba0f7e1806c291b2a6c9552b6dcd3766068d31ef7d2c9f3b6d80c04aef4fdf"
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 1273 (103rd) — SCH CD-CONSTITUTION DAY

Amends the School Code. Provides that Constitution Day (September 17) shall also be a commemorative holiday. Effective July 1, 2023.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1273.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1273eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1273enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- State Government Administration — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Education — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy Elik — primary (person)
- Erica Harriss — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Halbrook — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Craig Wilcox — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie Haas — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)
- Jil Tracy — cosponsor (person)
- John F. Curran — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Reick — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Tony M. McCombie — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne A Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik `filing`
- **2023-01-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
- **2023-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-15** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
- **2023-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Halbrook
- **2023-02-22** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000
- **2023-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
- **2023-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
- **2023-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
- **2023-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
- **2023-03-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
- **2023-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2023-03-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** Do Pass Education; 012-000-000
- **2023-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2023
- **2023-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- **2023-04-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
- **2023-04-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
- **2023-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
- **2023-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
- **2023-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2023-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
- **2023-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- **2023-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-09** Effective Date July 1, 2023
- **2023-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0015 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/163a981e-8f72-48dc-9482-95369787e5ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).