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Bill	SCH CD-DRESS CODE POLICY	Amends the School Code. Provides that by no later than July 1, 2024, the State Board of Education shall make available to schools, on its Internet website, resource materials developed in consultation with stakeholders regarding a student wearing any articles of clothing or items that have cultural or religious significance to the student if those articles of clothing or items are not obscene or derogatory toward others and the right of a student to wear or accessorize graduation attire with certain items. Provides that a school uniform or dress code policy adopted by a school board, local school council, or registered or recognized nonpublic elementary or secondary school may not prohibit a student from wearing any articles of clothing or items that have cultural or religious significance to the student if those articles of clothing or items are not obscene or derogatory toward others and may not prohibit the right of a student to wear or accessorize the student's graduation attire with items associated with the student's cultural or ethnic identity or any protected characteristic or category identified in the Illinois Human Rights Act, including, but not limited to, Native American items of cultural significance.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	103rd	SB 1446	Illinois SB 1446 (103rd)	bill		enacted	Maurice A. West, II Suzy Glowiak Hilton	6	68	6	2023-02-07	2023-08-04	openstates	ocd-bill/cae77c2e-9190-4e75-b303-09b07582893d	https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1446&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=146157&SessionID=112	a1d89f40f455c6e5f4348047a9716da370a0d4602d78e0d7214b9cfdd8f2b3c4	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1446 (103rd) — SCH CD-DRESS CODE POLICY

Amends the School Code. Provides that by no later than July 1, 2024, the State Board of Education shall make available to schools, on its Internet website, resource materials developed in consultation with stakeholders regarding a student wearing any articles of clothing or items that have cultural or religious significance to the student if those articles of clothing or items are not obscene or derogatory toward others and the right of a student to wear or accessorize graduation attire with certain items. Provides that a school uniform or dress code policy adopted by a school board, local school council, or registered or recognized nonpublic elementary or secondary school may not prohibit a student from wearing any articles of clothing or items that have cultural or religious significance to the student if those articles of clothing or items are not obscene or derogatory toward others and may not prohibit the right of a student to wear or accessorize the student's graduation attire with items associated with the student's cultural or ethnic identity or any protected characteristic or category identified in the Illinois Human Rights Act, including, but not limited to, Native American items of cultural significance.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
5. Senate Amendment 003 (committee substitute) — source
6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Human Rights — 7–0 (pass) · lower
• Human Rights, Amendment 3 — 6–0 (pass) · lower
• Human Rights — 7–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 49–4 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 104–7 (pass) · lower
• Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter — 8–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Maurice A. West, II — primary (person)
• Suzy Glowiak Hilton — primary (person)
• Aarón M. Ortíz — cosponsor (person)
• Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
• Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
• Barbara Hernández — cosponsor (person)
• Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
• Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
• Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
• Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
• Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
• Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
• Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
• Lilian Jiménez — cosponsor (person)
• Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
• Mary Gill — cosponsor (person)
• Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
• Napoleon Harris and III — cosponsor (person)
• Norma Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
• Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
• Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-02-07 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton filing
• 2023-02-07 First Reading reading-1
• 2023-02-07 Referred to Assignments
• 2023-02-14 Assigned to Human Rights referral-committee
• 2023-03-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton amendment-introduction
• 2023-03-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
• 2023-03-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton amendment-introduction
• 2023-03-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
• 2023-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Rights
• 2023-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Human Rights
• 2023-03-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Human Rights
• 2023-03-09 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Human Rights amendment-passage
• 2023-03-09 Do Pass as Amended Human Rights; 007-000-000
• 2023-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023 reading-2
• 2023-03-20 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
• 2023-03-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton amendment-introduction
• 2023-03-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
• 2023-03-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Human Rights
• 2023-03-28 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
• 2023-03-29 Second Reading reading-2
• 2023-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2023
• 2023-03-29 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
• 2023-03-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
• 2023-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Human Rights; 006-000-000
• 2023-03-30 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2023-03-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Glowiak Hilton amendment-passage
• 2023-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2023-03-30 Third Reading - Passed; 049-004-000 passage, reading-3
• 2023-03-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2023-03-30 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
• 2023-03-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
• 2023-03-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
• 2023-03-30 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
• 2023-03-31 Arrived in House introduction
• 2023-03-31 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
• 2023-04-03 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
• 2023-04-05 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
• 2023-04-11 First Reading reading-1
• 2023-04-11 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2023-05-02 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools referral-committee
• 2023-05-02 Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 19, 2023
• 2023-05-11 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
• 2023-05-11 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
• 2023-05-11 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
• 2023-05-11 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sue Scherer
• 2023-05-11 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Cyril Nichols
• 2023-05-11 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
• 2023-05-16 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000
• 2023-05-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2023-05-16 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2023-05-16 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2023-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
• 2023-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
• 2023-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
• 2023-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
• 2023-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2023-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
• 2023-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
• 2023-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
• 2023-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
• 2023-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
• 2023-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2023-05-18 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-007-000 passage, reading-3
• 2023-05-18 Passed Both Houses
• 2023-06-16 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2023-08-04 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2023-08-04 Effective Date August 4, 2023
• 2023-08-04 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0463 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cae77c2e-9190-4e75-b303-09b07582893d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).