HB 3439104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 3439
CHILD CARE BACKGROUND CHECK
Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0307
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 8
- Prime sponsors
- Adriane L. Johnson, Joyce Mason
- Cosponsors (6)
- Camille Y. Lilly, Graciela Guzmán, Janet Yang Rohr, Kelly M. Cassidy, Margaret Croke, Suzanne M. Ness
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 15, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: Senate Child Welfare (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 5
May 22, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed58-0
yes (58) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Arellano, L., Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (1) Loughran Cappel
April 29, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed8-0
yes (8) Edly-Allen, Mary, Collins, Lakesia, Johnson, Adriane, Hills, Darby A, Lewis, Seth, Turner, Sally J, Turner, Doris, Ventura, Rachel
not voting (2) Sims Jr., Elgie R, Villa, Karina
April 9, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed116-0
yes (116) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Niemerg, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Halbrook, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Hammond, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Briel, Reick, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hauter, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Barbara, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Schmidt, Hoffman, Coffey, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Severin, Jacobs, Crawford, Sheehan, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Katz Muhl, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kifowit, Deering, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, DeLuca, Syed, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Tipsword, Manley, Du Buclet, Ugaste, Mason, Elik, Vella, Mayfield, Evans, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weaver, McLaughlin, Ford, Weber, Meier, Friess, West, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Wilhour, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Windhorst, Morgan, González, Edgar, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grant, Grasse
April 8, 2025House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed13-0
yes (13) Costa Howard, Terra, Canty, Mary Beth, Davis, Lisa, Croke, Margaret, Davis, William "Will", Hirschauer, Maura, Grant, Amy L, La Ha, Nicole, Meier, Charles, Mason, Joyce, Syed, Nabeela, Schweizer, Brandun, Weber, Tom
not voting (2) Evans Jr., Marcus C, Huynh, Hoan
March 20, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed15-0
yes (15) Canty, Mary Beth, Benton, Harry, Davis, William "Will", Davis, Lisa, Grant, Amy L, Evans Jr., Marcus C, Huynh, Hoan, Hirschauer, Maura, La Ha, Nicole, Jiménez, Lilian, Meier, Charles, Mason, Joyce, Syed, Nabeela, Schweizer, Brandun, Weber, Tom
Timeline 42
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0307 |
| August 15, 2025 | House | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| August 15, 2025 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 20, 2025 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 27, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| May 20, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025 |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025 |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass Child Welfare; 008-000-000 |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Child Welfare |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 9, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| April 8, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000 |
| April 7, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education |
| April 4, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 4, 2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason |
| March 26, 2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 26, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 26, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| March 20, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 20, 2025 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 015-000-000 |
| March 20, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; by Voice Vote |
| March 18, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education |
| March 14, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 14, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason |
| March 11, 2025 | House | Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education |
| March 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| March 10, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke |
| February 18, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 18, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| February 7, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.