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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-DRESS CODE POLICY"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that by no later than July 1, 2024, the State Board of Education shall make available to schools, on its Internet website, resource materials developed in consultation with stakeholders regarding a student wearing any articles of clothing or items that have cultural or religious significance to the student if those articles of clothing or items are not obscene or derogatory toward others and the right of a student to wear or accessorize graduation attire with certain items. Provides that a school uniform or dress code policy adopted by a school board, local school council, or registered or recognized nonpublic elementary or secondary school may not prohibit a student from wearing any articles of clothing or items that have cultural or religious significance to the student if those articles of clothing or items are not obscene or derogatory toward others and may not prohibit the right of a student to wear or accessorize the student's graduation attire with items associated with the student's cultural or ethnic identity or any protected characteristic or category identified in the Illinois Human Rights Act, including, but not limited to, Native American items of cultural significance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 1446"
citation: "Illinois SB 1446 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maurice A. West, II", "Suzy Glowiak Hilton"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 68
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2023-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cae77c2e-9190-4e75-b303-09b07582893d"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1446&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=146157&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "a1d89f40f455c6e5f4348047a9716da370a0d4602d78e0d7214b9cfdd8f2b3c4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois SB 1446 (103rd) — SCH CD-DRESS CODE POLICY
Amends the School Code. Provides that by no later than July 1, 2024, the State Board of Education shall make available to schools, on its Internet website, resource materials developed in consultation with stakeholders regarding a student wearing any articles of clothing or items that have cultural or religious significance to the student if those articles of clothing or items are not obscene or derogatory toward others and the right of a student to wear or accessorize graduation attire with certain items. Provides that a school uniform or dress code policy adopted by a school board, local school council, or registered or recognized nonpublic elementary or secondary school may not prohibit a student from wearing any articles of clothing or items that have cultural or religious significance to the student if those articles of clothing or items are not obscene or derogatory toward others and may not prohibit the right of a student to wear or accessorize the student's graduation attire with items associated with the student's cultural or ethnic identity or any protected characteristic or category identified in the Illinois Human Rights Act, including, but not limited to, Native American items of cultural significance.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1446.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1446eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1446sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1446sam002.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1446sam003.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB1446enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Human Rights — **70** (pass) · lower
- Human Rights, Amendment 3 — **60** (pass) · lower
- Human Rights — **70** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **494** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1047** (pass) · lower
- Elem Sec Ed: Adm., Lic. & Charter — **80** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Maurice A. West, II — primary (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — primary (person)
- Aarón M. Ortíz — cosponsor (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernández — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
- Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Lilian Jiménez — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Gill — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris and III — cosponsor (person)
- Norma Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton `filing`
- **2023-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-02-14** Assigned to Human Rights `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Rights
- **2023-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Human Rights
- **2023-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Human Rights
- **2023-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Human Rights `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-09** Do Pass as Amended Human Rights; 007-000-000
- **2023-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-03-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
- **2023-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Human Rights
- **2023-03-28** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2023-03-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2023
- **2023-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2023-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- **2023-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Human Rights; 006-000-000
- **2023-03-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Glowiak Hilton `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2023-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 049-004-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2023-03-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2023-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2023-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-03-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2023-03-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-03-31** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2023-04-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- **2023-04-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- **2023-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-05-02** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2023-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
- **2023-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- **2023-05-11** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2023-05-11** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Cyril Nichols
- **2023-05-11** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- **2023-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 008-000-000
- **2023-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-16** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- **2023-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
- **2023-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
- **2023-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- **2023-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2023-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
- **2023-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2023-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
- **2023-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2023-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
- **2023-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-007-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2023
- **2023-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0463 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cae77c2e-9190-4e75-b303-09b07582893d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).