HB 4587104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4587
CHILD CARE DIRECTORS
Sent to Governor Last action August 7, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0773
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 6
- Prime sponsors
- Laura Faver Dias, Meg Loughran Cappel
- Cosponsors (4)
- Abdelnasser Rashid, Chris Balkema, Darby A. Hills, Sally J. Turner
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 7, 2026. 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 8
May 27, 2026House of RepresentativesConcurrence, Amendment 1Passed88-21
yes (88) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Huynh, Crawford, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kelly, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Faver Dias, West, Meier, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (21) Niemerg, Halbrook, Hammond, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Severin, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Deering, Ugaste, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Friess, Miller, Moore, Grant
excused (7) Andrade, Haas, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Lisa, Evans, Ford, Wilhour
May 21, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed13-0
yes (13) Canty, Mary Beth, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Evans Jr., Marcus C, Davis, William "Will", Faver Dias, Laura, La Ha, Nicole, Hirschauer, Maura, Meier, Charles, Mason, Joyce, Schweizer, Brandun, Ortíz, Aarón M, Weber, Tom, Syed, Nabeela
not voting (1) Grant, Amy L
May 19, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed54-3
yes (54) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman
no (3) Anderson, Chesney, Rose
not voting (2) Arellano, L., DeWitte
May 12, 2026State SenateDo Pass, Amendment 1Passed7-0
yes (7) Edly-Allen, Mary, Collins, Lakesia, Johnson, Adriane, Hills, Darby A, Lewis, Seth, Turner, Sally J, Turner, Doris
not voting (3) Sims Jr., Elgie R, Villa, Karina, Ventura, Rachel
May 12, 2026State SenateDo PassPassed7-0
yes (7) Edly-Allen, Mary, Collins, Lakesia, Johnson, Adriane, Hills, Darby A, Lewis, Seth, Turner, Sally J, Turner, Doris
not voting (3) Sims Jr., Elgie R, Villa, Karina, Ventura, Rachel
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesDo Pass, Amendment 2Passed12-0
yes (12) Canty, Mary Beth, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Crawford, Michael, Hernandez, Norma, Jiménez, Lilian, Hirschauer, Maura, Mason, Joyce, La Ha, Nicole, Schweizer, Brandun, Meier, Charles, Weber, Tom, Syed, Nabeela
not voting (2) Davis, Lisa, Grant, Amy L
April 16, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed77-28
yes (77) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Andrade, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Lisa, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Crawford, Crespo, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Johnson, Jones, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Davis, Will, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, La Ha, Delgado, Syed, LaPointe, DeLuca, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, Evans, Faver Dias, West, Meyers-Martin, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth
no (28) Niemerg, Halbrook, Hammond, Bunting, Hauter, Cabello, Coffey, Severin, Sheehan, Jacobs, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Keicher, Deering, Swanson, Ugaste, Weaver, McCombie, Weber, McLaughlin, Meier, Friess, Wilhour, Fritts, Miller, Windhorst, Moore
excused (11) Haas, Rosenthal, Ryan, Huynh, Spain, Stephens, Kelly, Tipsword, Ford, Gill, Grant
not voting (2) Guerrero-Cuellar, Vella
February 26, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed11-2
yes (11) Cochran, Justin, Canty, Mary Beth, Davis, Lisa, Faver Dias, Laura, Hernandez, Norma, Hernandez, Barbara, La Ha, Nicole, Hirschauer, Maura, Schweizer, Brandun, Meier, Charles, Syed, Nabeela
no (2) Grant, Amy L, Weber, Tom
not voting (1) Davis, William "Will"
Timeline 55
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2026 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0773 |
| August 7, 2026 | House | Effective Date July 1, 2027 |
| August 7, 2026 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 25, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| June 11, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 27, 2026 | House | House Concurs |
| May 27, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 088-021-000 |
| May 21, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000 |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee |
| May 20, 2026 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 |
| May 19, 2026 | House | Arrived in House |
| May 19, 2026 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-003-000 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 |
| May 14, 2026 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 13, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills |
| May 13, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2026 |
| May 13, 2026 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Child Welfare; 007-000-000 |
| May 12, 2026 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner |
| May 12, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| May 12, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Child Welfare |
| May 11, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| May 11, 2026 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| May 8, 2026 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 |
| May 5, 2026 | Senate | Postponed - Child Welfare |
| April 28, 2026 | Senate | Assigned to Child Welfare |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 077-028-000 |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Chair Rules Standard Debate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted |
| April 16, 2026 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| April 16, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 012-000-000 |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education |
| April 14, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education |
| April 13, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 13, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| April 10, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| April 10, 2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| April 10, 2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| February 26, 2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| February 26, 2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 011-002-000 |
| February 11, 2026 | House | Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education |
| February 3, 2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 3, 2026 | House | First Reading |
| January 26, 2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.