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IL HB 3439

enacted

CHILD CARE BACKGROUND CHECK

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

Quick answers

Did IL HB 3439 pass?

Yes. IL HB 3439 has been enacted into law as of 2025-08-15. Latest recorded action (2025-08-15): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0307

What is IL HB 3439 about?

IL HB 3439 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “CHILD CARE BACKGROUND CHECK”.

Who sponsors IL HB 3439?

Adriane Johnson, Joyce Mason are the primary sponsors of IL HB 3439, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-14
Latest action
2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0307
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Adriane Johnsonprimary
  • Joyce Masonprimary
  • Margaret Crokecosponsor
  • Kelly M. Cassidycosponsor
  • Camille Y. Lillycosponsor
  • Janet Yang Rohrcosponsor
  • Graciela Guzmáncosponsor
  • Suzanne M. Nesscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-07

    Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason

    filing

  2. 2025-02-18

    First Reading

    reading-1

  3. 2025-02-18

    Referred to Rules Committee

  4. 2025-03-10

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke

  5. 2025-03-10

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  6. 2025-03-11

    Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-03-14

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason

    amendment-introduction

  8. 2025-03-14

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  9. 2025-03-18

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education

  10. 2025-03-20

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; by Voice Vote

    amendment-passage

  11. 2025-03-20

    Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 015-000-000

  12. 2025-03-20

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  13. 2025-03-26

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness

  14. 2025-03-26

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  15. 2025-03-26

    Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  16. 2025-04-04

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason

    amendment-introduction

  17. 2025-04-04

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  18. 2025-04-07

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education

  19. 2025-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  21. 2025-04-09

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-04-09

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  23. 2025-04-09

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000

    passage,reading-3

  24. 2025-04-09

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  25. 2025-04-10

    Arrive in Senate

    introduction

  26. 2025-04-10

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

    reading-1

  27. 2025-04-10

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson

  28. 2025-04-10

    First Reading

    reading-1

  29. 2025-04-10

    Referred to Assignments

  30. 2025-04-23

    Assigned to Child Welfare

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-04-30

    Do Pass Child Welfare; 008-000-000

  32. 2025-04-30

    Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025

    reading-2

  33. 2025-05-01

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  34. 2025-05-01

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025

  35. 2025-05-20

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **

  36. 2025-05-22

    Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

    passage,reading-3

  37. 2025-05-22

    Passed Both Houses

  38. 2025-05-27

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  39. 2025-06-20

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  40. 2025-08-15

    Governor Approved

    executive-signature

  41. 2025-08-15

    Effective Date January 1, 2026

  42. 2025-08-15

    Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0307

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Child Care Access & Early Childhood

    2025-03-20 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Canty, Mary Beth: yes
    • Benton, Harry: yes
    • Davis, William "Will": yes
    • Davis, Lisa: yes
    • Grant, Amy L: yes
    • Evans Jr., Marcus C: yes
    • Huynh, Hoan: yes
    • Hirschauer, Maura: yes
    • La Ha, Nicole: yes
    • Jiménez, Lilian: yes
    • Meier, Charles: yes
    • Mason, Joyce: yes
    • Syed, Nabeela: yes
    • Schweizer, Brandun: yes
    • Weber, Tom: yes

  • Child Care Access & Early Childhood, Amendment 2

    2025-04-08 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Costa Howard, Terra: yes
    • Canty, Mary Beth: yes
    • Davis, Lisa: yes
    • Croke, Margaret: yes
    • Davis, William "Will": yes
    • Hirschauer, Maura: yes
    • Grant, Amy L: yes
    • La Ha, Nicole: yes
    • Meier, Charles: yes
    • Mason, Joyce: yes
    • Syed, Nabeela: yes
    • Schweizer, Brandun: yes
    • Weber, Tom: yes
    • Evans Jr., Marcus C: not voting
    • Huynh, Hoan: not voting

  • Third Reading

    2025-04-09 · pass · 116-0

    Member-level votes (117)
    • Mussman: yes
    • Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
    • Ness: yes
    • Guzzardi: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Niemerg: yes
    • Haas: yes
    • Avelar: yes
    • Olickal: yes
    • Halbrook: yes
    • Benton: yes
    • Ortíz, Aarón: yes
    • Hammond: yes
    • Blair-Sherlock: yes
    • Rashid: yes
    • Hanson: yes
    • Briel: yes
    • Reick: yes
    • Harper: yes
    • Buckner: yes
    • Rita: yes
    • Hauter: yes
    • Bunting: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Hernandez, Barbara: yes
    • Cabello: yes
    • Ryan: yes
    • Hernandez, Lisa: yes
    • Canty: yes
    • Sanalitro: yes
    • Hernandez, Norma: yes
    • Cassidy: yes
    • Hirschauer: yes
    • Chung: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Hoffman: yes
    • Coffey: yes
    • Schweizer: yes
    • Huynh: yes
    • Costa Howard: yes
    • Severin: yes
    • Jacobs: yes
    • Crawford: yes
    • Sheehan: yes
    • Jiménez: yes
    • Crespo: yes
    • Slaughter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Croke: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Davidsmeyer: yes
    • Sosnowski: yes
    • Katz Muhl: yes
    • Davis, Jed: yes
    • Spain: yes
    • Keicher: yes
    • Davis, Lisa: yes
    • Stava-Murray: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Davis, Will: yes
    • Stephens: yes
    • Kifowit: yes
    • Deering: yes
    • Stuart: yes
    • La Ha: yes
    • Delgado: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • LaPointe: yes
    • DeLuca: yes
    • Syed: yes
    • Lilly: yes
    • Deuter: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Mah: yes
    • Didech: yes
    • Tipsword: yes
    • Manley: yes
    • Du Buclet: yes
    • Ugaste: yes
    • Mason: yes
    • Elik: yes
    • Vella: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • McCombie: yes
    • Faver Dias: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Weber: yes
    • Meier: yes
    • Friess: yes
    • West: yes
    • Meyers-Martin: yes
    • Fritts: yes
    • Wilhour: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Gabel: yes
    • Williams, Ann: yes
    • Moeller: yes
    • Gill: yes
    • Williams, Jawaharial: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Gong-Gershowitz: yes
    • Windhorst: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • González, Edgar: yes
    • Yang Rohr: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Gordon-Booth: yes
    • Moylan: yes
    • Grant: yes
    • Grasse: yes
    • Ammons: excused
    • Scherer: excused

  • Child Welfare

    2025-04-29 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Edly-Allen, Mary: yes
    • Collins, Lakesia: yes
    • Johnson, Adriane: yes
    • Hills, Darby A: yes
    • Lewis, Seth: yes
    • Turner, Sally J: yes
    • Turner, Doris: yes
    • Ventura, Rachel: yes
    • Sims Jr., Elgie R: not voting
    • Villa, Karina: not voting

  • Third Reading

    2025-05-22 · pass · 58-0

    Member-level votes (58)
    • Simmons: yes
    • Joyce: yes
    • Faraci: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Sims: yes
    • Koehler: yes
    • Feigenholtz: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Stadelman: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Fine: yes
    • Arellano, L.: yes
    • Syverson: yes
    • Lightford: yes
    • Fowler: yes
    • Balkema: yes
    • Tracy: yes
    • Glowiak Hilton: yes
    • Belt: yes
    • Turner, D.: yes
    • Martwick: yes
    • Guzmán: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Turner, S.: yes
    • McClure: yes
    • Halpin: yes
    • Castro: yes
    • Ventura: yes
    • Morrison: yes
    • Harris, N.: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Villa: yes
    • Murphy: yes
    • Harriss, E.: yes
    • Chesney: yes
    • Villanueva: yes
    • Peters: yes
    • Hastings: yes
    • Collins: yes
    • Villivalam: yes
    • Plummer: yes
    • Hills: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Porfirio: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Curran: yes
    • Wilcox: yes
    • Preston: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • DeWitte: yes
    • Rezin: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Edly-Allen: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Jones, E.: yes
    • Ellman: yes
    • Loughran Cappel: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3439&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=162069&SessionID=114

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