2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

HB1168: DAY CARE CENTER-CIVIC ORG

Legislative Summary

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the definition of "day care center" does not include special activities programs that are conducted by civic, charitable, or governmental organizations on a periodic basis (instead of special activities programs that are conducted on an organized and periodic basis by civic, charitable and governmental organizations). Adds programs offered by arboretums to the special activities programs that are excluded from the definition of "day care center" if the arboretum conducts background investigations on employees of the program pursuant to the Act.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard
House of Representatives
1/9/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
1/9/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Arrive in Senate
Senate
4/10/2025
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
Senate
4/10/2025
First Reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
4/23/2025
Assigned to Health and Human Services
Senate

Amendments

House Amendment 001

House Amendment 001

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading in House
4/9/2025
114
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/9/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Health and Human Services(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 2
Republican: 1

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/10/202549.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/202549.4 KB