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IL HB 3439

enacted

CHILD CARE BACKGROUND CHECK

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IL HB 3439 pass?

Yes. IL HB 3439 has been enacted into law. 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

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-15

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

    became-law

  2. 2025-08-15

    Effective Date January 1, 2026

  3. 2025-08-15

    Governor Approved

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-06-20

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-05-27

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  6. 2025-05-22

    Passed Both Houses

  7. 2025-05-22

    Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2025-05-20

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **

  9. 2025-05-01

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

  10. 2025-05-01

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  11. 2025-04-30

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

    reading-2

  12. 2025-04-30

    Do Pass Child Welfare; 008-000-000

  13. 2025-04-23

    Assigned to Child Welfare

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-04-10

    Referred to Assignments

  15. 2025-04-10

    First Reading

    reading-1

  16. 2025-04-10

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson

  17. 2025-04-10

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

    reading-1

  18. 2025-04-10

    Arrive in Senate

    introduction

  19. 2025-04-09

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  20. 2025-04-09

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

    passage,reading-3

  21. 2025-04-09

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  22. 2025-04-09

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  23. 2025-04-08

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  24. 2025-04-08

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2025-04-07

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

  26. 2025-04-04

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  27. 2025-04-04

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

    amendment-introduction

  28. 2025-03-26

    Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  29. 2025-03-26

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  30. 2025-03-26

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness

  31. 2025-03-20

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  32. 2025-03-20

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

  33. 2025-03-20

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

    amendment-passage

  34. 2025-03-18

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

  35. 2025-03-14

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  36. 2025-03-14

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

    amendment-introduction

  37. 2025-03-11

    Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education

    referral-committee

  38. 2025-03-10

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  39. 2025-03-10

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke

  40. 2025-02-18

    Referred to Rules Committee

  41. 2025-02-18

    First Reading

    reading-1

  42. 2025-02-07

    Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason

    filing

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

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

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