HB 3444104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 3444
CHILD CARE ACT REQUIREMENTS
Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0308
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 9
- Prime sponsors
- Christopher Belt, Harry Benton
- Cosponsors (7)
- Brandun Schweizer, Dan Swanson, Doris Turner, Jay Hoffman, Katie Stuart, Kevin Schmidt, Mary Edly-Allen
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 Health and Human Services (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
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) Arellano Jr., Li, Edly-Allen, Mary, Koehler, David, Plummer, Jason, Morrison, Julie A, Syverson, Dave, Villa, Karina, Turner, Doris
not voting (4) Anderson, Neil, Fine, Laura, Lightford, Kimberly A, Sims Jr., Elgie R
April 9, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed113-0
yes (113) 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, 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, Evans, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weaver, McLaughlin, Ford, Weber, Meier, Friess, 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
March 20, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed14-0
yes (14) Canty, Mary Beth, Benton, Harry, Davis, William "Will", Davis, Lisa, Grant, Amy L, Huynh, Hoan, Hirschauer, Maura, La Ha, Nicole, Jiménez, Lilian, Meier, Charles, Mason, Joyce, Syed, Nabeela, Schweizer, Brandun, Weber, Tom
not voting (1) Evans Jr., Marcus C
Timeline 35
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0308 |
| August 15, 2025 | House | Effective Date August 15, 2025 |
| August 15, 2025 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 20, 2025 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner |
| 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 Health and Human Services; 008-000-000 |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Health and Human Services |
| April 21, 2025 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Christopher Belt |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| 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. Kevin Schmidt |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| March 26, 2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 26, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 20, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 20, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 014-000-000 |
| March 11, 2025 | House | Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education |
| February 18, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 18, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| February 7, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Benton |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.