# Illinois HB3444: CHILD CARE ACT REQUIREMENTS Illinois HB3444, CHILD CARE ACT REQUIREMENTS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0308) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3444-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB3444 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: CHILD CARE ACT REQUIREMENTS - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0308 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: child care accessibility & early childhood education, assignments, health and human services - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (193 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that a day care home or group day care home may be exempt from licensure (rather than is not required to be licensed) if it serves dependent children of military personnel, is located on a military base or federal or government property, and is certified as a child development program by a branch of the U.S. Effective immediately. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Military child care gets limited licensing exemption: mixed, low. Illinois allows qualifying day care homes and group day care homes to skip state licensing, despite conflicting state rules. Homes must serve military personnel’s dependent children and be on a military base or federal or government property. They must also have child development program certificat… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Brandun Schweizer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Belt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Swanson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Doris Turner (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Harry Benton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jay Hoffman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stuart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin Schmidt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate ## 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 Health and Human Services; | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 113 | 0 | | | 2025-03-20 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0308 (House) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date August 15, 2025 (House) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-20: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-22: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-05-22: Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner (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 Health and Human Services; 008-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Assigned to Health and Human Services (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Christopher Belt (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-10: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes (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. Kevin Schmidt (House) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-20: Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 014-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-11: Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education (House) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-07: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Benton (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3444eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3444enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3444.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/10400HB3444eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3444enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3444.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-HB3444-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).