# Illinois SB1616: SCH CD-MAJOR SCHOOL EVENTS Illinois SB1616, SCH CD-MAJOR SCHOOL EVENTS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Ram Villivalam (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-01 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0115) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1616-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB1616 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: SCH CD-MAJOR SCHOOL EVENTS - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-08-01, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0115 - Sponsor: Ram Villivalam (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 17 - Subjects: assignments, education, elementary & secondary education: administration, licensing & charter schools - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (194 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary 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. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ram Villivalam (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anna Moeller (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Morgan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Belt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Graciela Guzmán (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Maura Hirschauer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mike Porfirio (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Simmons (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nabeela Syed (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robert Peters (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-21 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 111 | 0 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-04-04 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 51 | 0 | | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass Education; | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (49) - 2025-08-01: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0115 (Senate) - 2025-08-01: Effective Date August 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-08-01: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2025-06-18: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-14: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-13: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-23: Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools; 007-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) - 2025-04-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2025-04-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House) - 2025-04-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed (House) - 2025-04-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) - 2025-04-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan (House) - 2025-04-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2025-04-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer (House) - 2025-04-17: Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2025-04-07: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-07: First Reading (House) - 2025-04-04: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2025-04-04: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-04-04: Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Villivalam (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Recalled to Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 011-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Postponed - Education (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Postponed - Education (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Assigned to Education (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-02-04: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1616eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1616enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1616.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1616sam001.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1616eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1616enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1616.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1616sam001.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1616-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).