IL HB 3446
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Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower
- Introduced
- 2025-03-18
- Status date
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- Latest action
- 2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0309
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Meg Loughran Cappelprimary
- Mary Beth Cantyprimary
- Margaret Crokecosponsor
- Jed Daviscosponsor
- Amy Brielcosponsor
- Thaddeus Jonescosponsor
- Julie A. Morrisoncosponsor
- Mary Edly-Allencosponsor
- Christopher Beltcosponsor
- Doris Turnercosponsor
- Laura Faver Diascosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-07
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
filing
2025-02-18
First Reading
reading-1
2025-02-18
Referred to Rules Committee
2025-03-07
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
2025-03-11
Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
referral-committee
2025-03-18
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
amendment-introduction
2025-03-18
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2025-03-19
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
2025-03-20
Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 014-000-000
2025-03-20
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
amendment-failure
2025-03-20
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-21
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
2025-03-26
Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-03-26
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2
2025-04-07
Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary Beth Canty
2025-04-07
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2025-04-08
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty
amendment-introduction
2025-04-08
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2025-04-08
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty
amendment-introduction
2025-04-08
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
2025-04-08
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
2025-04-08
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
2025-04-09
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-10
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
amendment-passage
2025-04-10
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2025-04-10
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
passage,reading-3
2025-04-10
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled
amendment-failure
2025-04-14
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
2025-04-14
Arrive in Senate
introduction
2025-04-14
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-14
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
2025-04-14
First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-14
Referred to Assignments
2025-04-29
Assigned to Child Welfare
referral-committee
2025-05-02
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
amendment-introduction
2025-05-02
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2025-05-06
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Child Welfare
2025-05-06
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
amendment-introduction
2025-05-06
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2025-05-06
Postponed - Child Welfare
2025-05-07
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Child Welfare
2025-05-07
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Child Welfare
2025-05-09
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
2025-05-13
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage
2025-05-14
Do Pass as Amended Child Welfare; 007-000-000
2025-05-14
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2025
reading-2
2025-05-14
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
2025-05-15
Second Reading
reading-2
2025-05-15
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025
2025-05-21
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2025-05-23
Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
2025-05-30
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
passage,reading-3
2025-05-30
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure
2025-05-30
Arrived in House
introduction
2025-05-30
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
2025-05-30
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary Beth Canty
2025-05-30
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
2025-05-31
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
2025-05-31
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 011-000-000
2025-05-31
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 112-000-000
2025-05-31
House Concurs
2025-05-31
Passed Both Houses
2025-05-31
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2025-05-31
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
2025-05-31
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
2025-06-24
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-08-15
Governor Approved
executive-signature
2025-08-15
Effective Date January 1, 2026
2025-08-15
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0309
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Votes
Child Care Access & Early Childhood
2025-03-20 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Canty, Mary Beth: yes
- Benton, Harry: yes
- Davis, William "Will": yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Grant, Amy L: 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
- Evans Jr., Marcus C: not voting
Child Care Access & Early Childhood, Amendment 3
2025-04-09 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Croke, Margaret: yes
- Canty, Mary Beth: yes
- Davis, William "Will": yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Grant, Amy L: 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
- Evans Jr., Marcus C: not voting
- Huynh, Hoan: not voting
Third Reading
2025-04-10 · pass · 115-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Ammons: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Niemerg: yes
- Haas: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Halbrook: yes
- Benton: yes
- Ortíz: yes
- Hammond: yes
- Blair-Sherlock: yes
- Rashid: yes
- Hanson: yes
- Briel: yes
- Reick: yes
- Harper: yes
- Buckner: yes
- Rita: yes
- Bunting: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Hernandez, Barbara: yes
- Cabello: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Hernandez, Lisa: yes
- Canty: 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: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Moylan: yes
- Grant: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Hauter: excused
- Sanalitro: excused
- Scherer: excused
Child Welfare
2025-05-13 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Edly-Allen, Mary: yes
- Collins, Lakesia: yes
- Hills, Darby A: yes
- Lewis, Seth: yes
- Turner, Doris: yes
- Villa, Karina: yes
- Ventura, Rachel: yes
- Johnson, Adriane: not voting
- Sims Jr., Elgie R: not voting
- Turner, Sally J: not voting
Third Reading
2025-05-30 · pass · 57-0
Member-level votes (58)
- Simmons: yes
- Joyce: yes
- Faraci: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Sims: yes
- Koehler: yes
- Feigenholtz: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Stadelman: yes
- Fine: yes
- Arellano, L.: yes
- Syverson: yes
- Fowler: yes
- Balkema: yes
- Tracy: yes
- Loughran Cappel: 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
- Lewis: not voting
- Lightford: not voting
Concurrence
2025-05-31 · pass · 112-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Mussman: yes
- Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
- Ammons: yes
- Ness: yes
- Guzzardi: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Niemerg: yes
- Haas: yes
- Avelar: yes
- Olickal: yes
- Benton: yes
- Ortíz: 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
- 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
- Ford: yes
- Weber: yes
- Meier: yes
- Friess: yes
- West: yes
- Meyers-Martin: yes
- Fritts: yes
- Wilhour: yes
- Gabel: yes
- Williams, Ann: yes
- Moeller: yes
- Gill: yes
- Williams, Jawaharial: yes
- Moore: yes
- Gong-Gershowitz: yes
- Windhorst: yes
- Morgan: yes
- González: yes
- Yang Rohr: yes
- Morris: yes
- Gordon-Booth: yes
- Moylan: yes
- Grasse: yes
- Scherer: excused
- Grant: excused
- Halbrook: not voting
- Stava-Murray: not voting
- McLaughlin: not voting
- Miller: not voting
Child Care Access & Early Childhood
2025-05-31 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Canty, Mary Beth: yes
- Benton, Harry: yes
- Davis, William "Will": yes
- Davis, Lisa: yes
- Grant, Amy L: yes
- Huynh, Hoan: yes
- Hirschauer, Maura: yes
- La Ha, Nicole: yes
- Mason, Joyce: yes
- Syed, Nabeela: yes
- Schweizer, Brandun: yes
- Evans Jr., Marcus C: not voting
- Jiménez, Lilian: not voting
- Meier, Charles: not voting
- Weber, Tom: not voting
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