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Neutral Bill Mar 16, 2026

SCH CD-RELIGIOUS HAIRSTYLES

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. In provisions concerning the registration and recognition of non-public elementary and secondary schools, provides that a non-public, sectarian school that has registered or seeks to register or that has obtained or seeks to obtain recognition status is not subject to the requirements of the provisions that restrict a school's ability to adopt, enforce, or apply policies regarding religious hairstyles, hair-related religious practices, or facial hair worn in accordance with a student's or employee's sincerely held religious beliefs, observance, or practice. Effective immediately.

https://legiscan.com/IL/bill/SB3361/2025
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Mike Simmons-Gessesse State Senator Ram Villivalam State Senator Cosponsor Dave Koehler State Senator Cosponsor Mike Porfirio State Senator Cosponsor Laura Murphy State Senator Cosponsor
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