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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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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.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Motion — 429 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 581 (pass) · upper
  • Motion — 7437 (fail) · lower
  • Third Reading — 8626 (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).