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HB 3501

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Wayne Clark and 2 co-sponsors

Designates the first day after Ramadan begins as a State holiday, extending deadlines, agency closures, and school scheduling rules for elections, procurement, and schools.

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Bill Summary · HB 3501

HB3501 — Summary (104th General Assembly)

Status: In committee upon adjournment (June 28, 2025)
Introduced: Feb 18–27, 2025 by Rep. Justin Slaughter
Primary subject (per text): designates a State holiday — first day following the beginning of Ramadan (bill file also lists “Relating to water rights,” which appears inconsistent with the bill text below).

What the bill would do (purpose)

HB3501 adds the “first day following the beginning of Ramadan” to multiple Illinois statutory lists of State/holiday observances and makes conforming changes across several statutes so that closures, deadline computations, and school staffing rules treat that day as a State holiday.

Key provisions and statutory changes

The bill amends multiple codes to include the new holiday definition and make related adjustments:

  • Election Code (10 ILCS 5/1-6)

    • Adds the first day following the beginning of Ramadan to the definition of “State holiday.”
    • Confirms that filing or election-related acts that fall on a State holiday (or weekend) are extended to the next business day and that nomination papers, certificates of withdrawal, and reports are not invalid solely because they were submitted on a holiday/weekend.

  • Illinois Procurement Code (30 ILCS 500/15-45)

    • Adds the Ramadan-related day to the Procurement Code’s list of “holidays” that affect computation of filing/response times and procurement deadlines (holidays are excluded when computing certain deadlines).

  • School Code (105 ILCS 5/24-2)

    • Adds the first day following the beginning of Ramadan to the list of legal school holidays (teachers and most school employees are not required to work).
    • Retains existing authority allowing school boards to hold school or schedule professional activities on certain listed holidays after public notice/hearing; confirms existing rules on commemorative holidays and instructional activities.

  • Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act (205 ILCS 630/17)

    • The bill references conforming changes to this Act, although full text for that section is not shown in the provided excerpt.

Who would be affected

  • State agencies and other entities that close on State holidays (closures and business-day scheduling).
  • Election authorities and candidates (deadline computation and acceptance of filings).
  • Vendors and contractors dealing with State procurement (deadline computations).
  • School districts, teachers, educational support personnel, and students (holiday schedules, staffing and pay protections).
  • Bank/financial operations if conforming edits to the Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act are implemented.

Implementation notes and practical effects

  • The designated holiday is tied to the Islamic lunar calendar (“first day following the beginning of Ramadan”), so its calendar date will vary year-to-year. State agencies will need administrative processes to determine and publish the applicable date annually.
  • Statutory effects mirror existing holiday treatment: deadlines that fall on the holiday are typically extended to the next business day; employees are generally not required to work on legal school holidays unless exceptions apply.
  • The bill makes “conforming changes” across statutory provisions to ensure consistency in how the new holiday is handled.

Legislative progress / timeline

  • Filed: Feb 18–27, 2025 (Rep. Justin Slaughter)
  • Committee assignments, hearings, and actions:
    • Public Hearing: Mar 10, 2025
    • Work Session: Apr 7, 2025
    • Referred to Rules and other committees; Rule 19(a) re-referral on Mar 21
    • Apr 10, 2025: Without recommendation as to passage and referred to Rules
    • In committee upon adjournment: Jun 28, 2025

Statutory citations amended (as shown)

  • 10 ILCS 5/1-6 (Election Code)
  • 30 ILCS 500/15-45 (Illinois Procurement Code)
  • 105 ILCS 5/24-2 (School Code)
  • 205 ILCS 630/17 (Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act) — referenced for conforming edits

If you want, I can prepare a short memo on administrative steps state agencies and school districts would need to adopt this annually (notification, calendar updates, payroll/leave adjustments).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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