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104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill

HB 5204

EARLY LEARNING COUNCIL

Sent to Governor Last action July 31, 2026: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0697

Official bill page and text: ilga.gov

Sponsors 4

Prime sponsors
Joyce Mason, Lakesia Collins
Cosponsors (2)
Carol Ammons, Diane Blair-Sherlock

Status

Sent to Governor as of July 31, 2026. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Roll-call votes 3

May 21, 2026State SenateThird ReadingPassed53-5

yes (53) 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., Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Jones, E., Ellman

no (5) Anderson, Arellano, L., Chesney, Plummer, Rose

not voting (1) McClure

Official roll call

April 9, 2026House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed95-0

yes (95) Mussman, Grasse, Ammons, Ness, Guerrero-Cuellar, Andrade, Guzzardi, Avelar, Olickal, Haas, Benton, Ortíz, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Briel, Reick, Hanson, Buckner, Rita, Harper, Bunting, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Barbara, Canty, Sanalitro, Cassidy, Scherer, Hernandez, Norma, Chung, Schmidt, Hirschauer, Cochran, Schweizer, Hoffman, Coffey, Severin, Crawford, Sheehan, Slaughter, Jiménez, Croke, Smith, Davis, Jed, Spain, Katz Muhl, Davis, Lisa, Stava, Keicher, Davis, Will, Stephens, Stuart, Kifowit, DeLaRosa, Swanson, La Ha, Syed, LaPointe, Tarver, Lilly, Deuter, Mah, Didech, Ugaste, Manley, Du Buclet, Vella, Mason, Elik, Walsh, Mayfield, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weber, McLaughlin, West, Meier, Friess, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Williams, Ann, Gabel, Williams, Jawaharial, Moeller, Gill, Windhorst, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Yang Rohr, Morgan, González, Welch, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Grant

absent (1) Crespo

excused (18) Hammond, Rosenthal, Hauter, Hernandez, Lisa, Huynh, Jacobs, Johnson, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Jones, Kelly, Delgado, DeLuca, Tipsword, Evans, Weaver, Ford, Wilhour

not voting (4) Niemerg, Halbrook, Deering, Miller

Official roll call

March 20, 2026House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed13-0

yes (13) Canty, Mary Beth, Blair-Sherlock, Diane, Davis, William "Will", Davis, Lisa, Grant, Amy L, Hirschauer, Maura, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, La Ha, Nicole, Jiménez, Lilian, Meier, Charles, Mason, Joyce, Weber, Tom, Schweizer, Brandun

not voting (1) Evans Jr., Marcus C

Official roll call

Timeline 31

DateChamberAction
July 31, 2026HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0697
July 31, 2026HouseEffective Date January 1, 2027
July 31, 2026HouseGovernor Approved
June 18, 2026HouseSent to the Governor
May 21, 2026HousePassed Both Houses
May 21, 2026SenateThird Reading - Passed; 053-005-000
May 19, 2026SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
May 14, 2026SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
May 14, 2026SenateSecond Reading
April 22, 2026SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 28, 2026
April 22, 2026SenateApproved for Consideration Assignments
April 10, 2026SenateReferred to Assignments
April 10, 2026SenateFirst Reading
April 10, 2026SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
April 10, 2026SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
April 10, 2026SenateArrive in Senate
April 10, 2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
April 9, 2026HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
April 9, 2026HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-000-000
April 8, 2026HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
April 8, 2026HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
March 20, 2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
March 20, 2026HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000
March 20, 2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; by Voice Vote
March 18, 2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
March 17, 2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
March 17, 2026HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason
March 12, 2026HouseAssigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
February 10, 2026HouseReferred to Rules Committee
February 10, 2026HouseFirst Reading
February 5, 2026HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason

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