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| Bill | STUDENT PRAYER-ANY TIME OF DAY | Amends the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act. In a provision allowing students in the public schools to voluntarily engage in individually initiated, non-disruptive prayer, provides that such praying may take place at any time during the school day. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | HB 165 | Illinois HB 165 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 73 | 2 | 2015-01-14 | 2015-08-20 | openstates | ocd-bill/faa623c1-0ac9-4d08-b376-ea3deec89148 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=165&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=83656&SessionID=88&GA=99 | 9e08b35f6b1fa9e1b72b99117b388a97746b8265b0041a1a7042c04480ef76bc | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 165 (99th) — STUDENT PRAYER-ANY TIME OF DAY
Amends the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act. In a provision allowing students in the public schools to voluntarily engage in individually initiated, non-disruptive prayer, provides that such praying may take place at any time during the school day. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 49–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 112–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Mary E. Flowers — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2015-01-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
filing - 2015-01-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-01-14 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-02-03 Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
referral-committee - 2015-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
amendment-introduction - 2015-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-03-17 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
- 2015-03-18 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2015-03-18 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 023-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-03-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-03-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2015-03-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2015-03-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- 2015-03-18 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- 2015-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- 2015-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- 2015-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- 2015-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- 2015-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- 2015-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- 2015-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- 2015-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- 2015-03-18 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2015-03-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- 2015-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2015-03-25 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-03-25 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2015-03-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2015-03-25 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- 2015-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- 2015-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
- 2015-03-26 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- 2015-03-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- 2015-03-26 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- 2015-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- 2015-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Reginald Phillips
- 2015-04-14 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-001
reading-3, passage - 2015-04-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2015-04-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2015-04-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- 2015-04-14 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2015-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2015
reading-1 - 2015-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- 2015-04-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-04-15 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-04-22 Assigned to Education
referral-committee - 2015-04-29 Postponed - Education
- 2015-05-06 Postponed - Education
- 2015-05-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William Delgado
amendment-introduction - 2015-05-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- 2015-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2015-05-13 Do Pass as Amended Education; 013-000-001
committee-passage - 2015-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2015
- 2015-05-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- 2015-05-18 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2015-05-21 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2015
- 2015-05-22 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- 2015-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-05-22 Arrived in House
introduction - 2015-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2015-05-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2015-05-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-05-26 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2015-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 110-000-000
- 2015-05-31 House Concurs
- 2015-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2015-06-29 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2015-08-20 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2015-08-20 Effective Date August 20, 2015
- 2015-08-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0410
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/faa623c1-0ac9-4d08-b376-ea3deec89148. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).