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type: "Bill"
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title: "EDUC-VET DAY-MOMENT OF SILENCE"
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description: "Amends the School Code, various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois, and the Public Community College Act. Provides that if a public school, university, or community college holds any type of event at the institution on November 11, Veterans' Day, the governing board of the institution shall require a moment of silence at that event to recognize Veterans' Day. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 972"
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citation: "Illinois HB 972 (96th)"
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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: 32
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2009-02-10"
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last_action: "2009-07-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c949708-4100-4027-817b-445505829650"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=972&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42550&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "a3295905ed8c94fc3542bc7ecf2c3dc0c0f2d61eb4dc67058a870dca896c90c1"
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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 HB 972 (96th) — EDUC-VET DAY-MOMENT OF SILENCE
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Amends the School Code, various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois, and the Public Community College Act. Provides that if a public school, university, or community college holds any type of event at the institution on November 11, Veterans' Day, the governing board of the institution shall require a moment of silence at that event to recognize Veterans' Day. 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=09600HB0972&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42550&DocNum=972&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0972eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42550&DocNum=972&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0972enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42550&DocNum=972&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Linda Chapa LaVia — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
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- **2009-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-18** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
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- **2009-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
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- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
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- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
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- **2009-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
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- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-22** Do Pass Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009
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- **2009-04-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2009-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
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- **2009-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-13** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-07-27** Effective Date July 27, 2009
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- **2009-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0084 `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/8c949708-4100-4027-817b-445505829650`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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