# Illinois HB3439: CHILD CARE BACKGROUND CHECK Illinois HB3439, CHILD CARE BACKGROUND CHECK, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0307) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3439-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB3439 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: CHILD CARE BACKGROUND CHECK - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0307 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: child care accessibility & early childhood education, assignments, child welfare - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (210 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. In provisions concerning criminal background investigations, makes changes regarding the Department who regulates background checks, the background check that a potential employee is required to complete, and the supervision required for an employee pending completion of a background check. Provides that the Department of Early Childhood shall establish a secure background check portal that is accessible to applicants, child care staff, human resources representatives, and day care licensing representatives no later than July 1, 2026. Sets forth requirements for the background check portal. In provisions concerning any examinations conducted by the Department, provides that full monitoring and inspection reports, along with any corrective actions taken by the provider, shall be posted in plain language within 30 days from the creation of the report on the Department's consumer education website. Provides that, in the report that the Department provide to the General Assembly on its progress in meeting performance measures and goals related to child day care licensing, the Department shall include details regarding the processing of background checks, including the average number of days it takes for the background check unit to complete a series of background checks and issue a background check clearance required under the Child Care and Development Block Grant. Makes other changes. Amends the Missing Children Records Act. Provides that, by September 30, 2025, the Illinois State Police shall publish a list of acceptable governmental documentation that provides satisfactory proof of a child's identity and age. Provides that a grace period of up to 90 calendar days from the first date of attendance should be allowed for the person enrolling the child to provide any other reliable proof that has been identified. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Graciela Guzmán (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Margaret Croke (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 58 | 0 | | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Do Pass Child Welfare; | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 116 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-03-20 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0307 (House) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (House) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-20: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-27: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-05-22: Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Do Pass Child Welfare; 008-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Assigned to Child Welfare (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-10: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-07: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education (House) - 2025-04-04: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-04: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-20: Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 015-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-20: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; by Voice Vote (House) - 2025-03-18: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education (House) - 2025-03-14: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-14: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason (House) - 2025-03-11: Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education (House) - 2025-03-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2025-03-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke (House) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-07: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3439eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3439enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3439ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3439ham002.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3439.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3439eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3439enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3439ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3439ham002.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3439.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3439-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).