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IL HB 3446

enacted

EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER REQS

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · lower

Introduced
2025-03-18
Status date
Latest action
2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0309
Bill type
bill
Last updated

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

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-07

    Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias

    filing

  2. 2025-02-18

    First Reading

    reading-1

  3. 2025-02-18

    Referred to Rules Committee

  4. 2025-03-07

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke

  5. 2025-03-11

    Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-03-18

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias

    amendment-introduction

  7. 2025-03-18

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  8. 2025-03-19

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

  9. 2025-03-20

    Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 014-000-000

  10. 2025-03-20

    House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled

    amendment-failure

  11. 2025-03-20

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  12. 2025-03-21

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis

  13. 2025-03-26

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  14. 2025-03-26

    Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  15. 2025-04-07

    Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  16. 2025-04-07

    Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  17. 2025-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty

    amendment-introduction

  18. 2025-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  19. 2025-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty

    amendment-introduction

  20. 2025-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

  21. 2025-04-08

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

  22. 2025-04-08

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education

  23. 2025-04-09

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-04-10

    House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-04-10

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  26. 2025-04-10

    Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000

    passage,reading-3

  27. 2025-04-10

    House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled

    amendment-failure

  28. 2025-04-14

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel

  29. 2025-04-14

    Arrive in Senate

    introduction

  30. 2025-04-14

    Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

    reading-1

  31. 2025-04-14

    Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

  32. 2025-04-14

    First Reading

    reading-1

  33. 2025-04-14

    Referred to Assignments

  34. 2025-04-29

    Assigned to Child Welfare

    referral-committee

  35. 2025-05-02

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

    amendment-introduction

  36. 2025-05-02

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  37. 2025-05-06

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Child Welfare

  38. 2025-05-06

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel

    amendment-introduction

  39. 2025-05-06

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

  40. 2025-05-06

    Postponed - Child Welfare

  41. 2025-05-07

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Child Welfare

  42. 2025-05-07

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Child Welfare

  43. 2025-05-09

    Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

  44. 2025-05-13

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  45. 2025-05-14

    Do Pass as Amended Child Welfare; 007-000-000

  46. 2025-05-14

    Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2025

    reading-2

  47. 2025-05-14

    Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones

  48. 2025-05-15

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  49. 2025-05-15

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025

  50. 2025-05-21

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison

  51. 2025-05-23

    Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

  52. 2025-05-30

    Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000

    passage,reading-3

  53. 2025-05-30

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

    amendment-failure

  54. 2025-05-30

    Arrived in House

    introduction

  55. 2025-05-30

    Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2

  56. 2025-05-30

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  57. 2025-05-30

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

  58. 2025-05-31

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education

  59. 2025-05-31

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 011-000-000

  60. 2025-05-31

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 112-000-000

  61. 2025-05-31

    House Concurs

  62. 2025-05-31

    Passed Both Houses

  63. 2025-05-31

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  64. 2025-05-31

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt

  65. 2025-05-31

    Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner

  66. 2025-06-24

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  67. 2025-08-15

    Governor Approved

    executive-signature

  68. 2025-08-15

    Effective Date January 1, 2026

  69. 2025-08-15

    Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0309

    became-law

Versions

Documents

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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