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type: "Bill"
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title: "SCH CD-MAJOR SCHOOL EVENTS"
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description: "Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to identify days during the year when there may be a portion of the student body absent or unable to participate in a major school event due to cultural, religious, or other observances and, by February 1 of each year, to prominently post on its website and distribute to school districts a nonexhaustive list of the corresponding days and dates of potential cultural, religious, or other observances in the upcoming school year. Allows a school district to include additional days and dates based on community feedback or demographics. Requires the State Board to distribute the list by February 1 each year to regional offices of education, the Department of Early Childhood, the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois High School Association, and other relevant associations or entities as determined by the State Board. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "104th"
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identifier: "SB 1616"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1616 (104th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ram Villivalam", "Tracy Katz Muhl"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 49
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-02-04"
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last_action: "2025-08-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d419991b-5a1c-4c43-aad0-88b558927077"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1616&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=160410&SessionID=114"
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source_hash: "ae8e8f0218d2473d5104d980d28899d37b998e116e82efa1a1bd6662fe02eba4"
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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 1616 (104th) — SCH CD-MAJOR SCHOOL EVENTS
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Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to identify days during the year when there may be a portion of the student body absent or unable to participate in a major school event due to cultural, religious, or other observances and, by February 1 of each year, to prominently post on its website and distribute to school districts a nonexhaustive list of the corresponding days and dates of potential cultural, religious, or other observances in the upcoming school year. Allows a school district to include additional days and dates based on community feedback or demographics. Requires the State Board to distribute the list by February 1 each year to regional offices of education, the Department of Early Childhood, the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois High School Association, and other relevant associations or entities as determined by the State Board. 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](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1616.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1616eng.pdf)
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3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1616sam001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1616enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Education — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
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- Education, Amendment 1 — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ram Villivalam — primary (person)
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- Tracy Katz Muhl — primary (person)
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- Abdelnasser Rashid — cosponsor (person)
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- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
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- Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
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- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
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- Graciela Guzmán — cosponsor (person)
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- Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
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- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
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- Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
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- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
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- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
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- Nabeela Syed — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
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- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-04** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam `filing`
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- **2025-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-04** Referred to Assignments
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- **2025-02-11** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-19** Postponed - Education
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- **2025-02-26** Postponed - Education
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- **2025-03-04** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
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- **2025-03-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
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- **2025-03-05** Do Pass Education; 014-000-000
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- **2025-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2025 `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-05** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
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- **2025-03-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
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- **2025-03-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
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- **2025-03-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
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- **2025-03-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2025
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- **2025-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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- **2025-04-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
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- **2025-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 011-000-000
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- **2025-04-03** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Villivalam `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2025-04-04** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2025-04-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
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- **2025-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-07** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-04-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
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- **2025-04-17** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
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- **2025-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
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- **2025-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
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- **2025-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
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- **2025-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
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- **2025-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
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- **2025-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
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- **2025-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
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- **2025-04-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 007-000-000
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- **2025-04-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
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- **2025-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2025-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-21** Passed Both Houses
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- **2025-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2025-08-01** Effective Date August 1, 2025
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- **2025-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0115 `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/d419991b-5a1c-4c43-aad0-88b558927077`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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