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type: "Bill"
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title: "SCHOOLS-SILENT REFLECTION-REQ"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "SB 1463"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1463 (95th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 46
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2007-02-09"
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last_action: "2007-10-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e60fbf7-378f-4ec8-88d5-3975c5a80bc1"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1463&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29553&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "bf7c59ea65b9185226649541e77ba3b942cd02045e47fc188622be44b161b332"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 1463 (95th) — SCHOOLS-SILENT REFLECTION-REQ
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1463&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29553&DocNum=1463&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1463eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29553&DocNum=1463&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1463enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29553&DocNum=1463&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Motion — **42–9** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **58–1** (pass) · upper
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- Motion — **74–37** (fail) · lower
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- Third Reading — **86–26** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
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- **2007-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
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- **2007-03-07** Sponsor Removed Sen. James T. Meeks
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- **2007-03-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
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- **2007-03-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2007-03-08** Do Pass Education; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
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- **2007-03-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2007
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- **2007-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
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- **2007-03-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2007-03-21** Third Reading - Passed; 058-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-03-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2007-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. William Davis
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- **2007-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-001-001 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
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- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
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- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
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- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
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- **2007-05-31** Removed from Short Debate Status
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- **2007-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Extended Debate
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- **2007-05-31** Third Reading - Extended Debate - Passed 086-026-003 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-08-28** Governor Vetoed `executive-veto`
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- **2007-10-02** Placed Calendar Total Veto October 3, 2007
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- **2007-10-03** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2007-10-03** 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2007-10-03** Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 042-009-000
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- **2007-10-04** Placed on Calendar Total Veto October 10, 2007
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- **2007-10-05** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. William Davis
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- **2007-10-11** 3/5 Vote Required
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- **2007-10-11** Override Governor Veto - House Passed 074-037-000
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- **2007-10-11** Both Houses Override Total Veto `veto-override-passage`
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- **2007-10-17** Effective Date October 11, 2007
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- **2007-10-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0680 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e60fbf7-378f-4ec8-88d5-3975c5a80bc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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