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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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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.

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

Votes

  • Third Reading — 490 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1120 (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).