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| Bill | SCHOOLS-SILENT REFLECTION-REQ | Amends the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act to require (instead of allow) a teacher to observe a brief period of silence at the opening of every school day with the participation of all pupils assembled. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | SB 1463 | Illinois SB 1463 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 46 | 4 | 2007-02-09 | 2007-10-17 | openstates | ocd-bill/9e60fbf7-378f-4ec8-88d5-3975c5a80bc1 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1463&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29553&SessionID=51&GA=95 | bf7c59ea65b9185226649541e77ba3b942cd02045e47fc188622be44b161b332 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1463 (95th) — SCHOOLS-SILENT REFLECTION-REQ
Amends the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act to require (instead of allow) a teacher to observe a brief period of silence at the opening of every school day with the participation of all pupils assembled. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Motion — 42–9 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 58–1 (pass) · upper
- Motion — 74–37 (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — 86–26 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
filing - 2007-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-02-09 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-02-21 Assigned to Education
referral-committee - 2007-03-06 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- 2007-03-07 Sponsor Removed Sen. James T. Meeks
- 2007-03-07 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- 2007-03-07 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2007-03-08 Do Pass Education; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
- 2007-03-14 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2007
- 2007-03-21 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- 2007-03-21 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- 2007-03-21 Third Reading - Passed; 058-001-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-03-21 Arrived in House
introduction - 2007-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-03-21 Chief House Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- 2007-03-22 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-03-22 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-04-30 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
referral-committee - 2007-05-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-001-001
committee-passage - 2007-05-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-10 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- 2007-05-10 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- 2007-05-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- 2007-05-31 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2007-05-31 Removed from Short Debate Status
- 2007-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Extended Debate
- 2007-05-31 Third Reading - Extended Debate - Passed 086-026-003
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-06-29 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-08-28 Governor Vetoed
executive-veto - 2007-10-02 Placed Calendar Total Veto October 3, 2007
- 2007-10-03 Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2007-10-03 3/5 Vote Required
- 2007-10-03 Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 042-009-000
- 2007-10-04 Placed on Calendar Total Veto October 10, 2007
- 2007-10-05 Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. William Davis
- 2007-10-11 3/5 Vote Required
- 2007-10-11 Override Governor Veto - House Passed 074-037-000
- 2007-10-11 Both Houses Override Total Veto
veto-override-passage - 2007-10-17 Effective Date October 11, 2007
- 2007-10-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0680
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9e60fbf7-378f-4ec8-88d5-3975c5a80bc1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).