2025-2026 Regular Session • Illinois Legislature
HB0046: DAY CARE LICENSE APPLICATIONS
Legislative Summary
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Adds a provision that requires the Department of Early Childhood to make appropriate accommodations when an applicant for a license to operate a day care center, day care home, or group day care home requests that the application be offered in a language other than English.
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Bill History
12/11/2024
Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Dan Swanson
House of Representatives
1/9/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
1/9/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Swanson
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
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
4/11/2025
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Amendment 001
House Amendment 001
2/28/2025Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(12/11/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Rules(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 4
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Swanson
Republican