2025-2026 Regular Session • Illinois Legislature
HB3444: CHILD CARE ACT REQUIREMENTS
Legislative Summary
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that a day care home or group day care home may be exempt from licensure (rather than is not required to be licensed) if it serves dependent children of military personnel, is located on a military base or federal or government property, and is certified as a child development program by a branch of the U.S. Effective immediately.
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Bill History
2/7/2025
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Benton
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 014-000-000
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
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
4/8/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
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 113-000-000
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
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. Javier L. Cervantes
Senate
4/10/2025
First Reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
4/21/2025
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Christopher Belt
Senate
4/23/2025
Assigned to Health and Human Services
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading in House
4/9/2025
113
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/9/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Health and Human Services(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 4
Republican: 3
Primary Sponsor
Harry Benton
Democrat