# Illinois HB4587: CHILD CARE DIRECTORS Illinois HB4587, CHILD CARE DIRECTORS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-08-07 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0773) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4587-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB4587 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: CHILD CARE DIRECTORS - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-26 - Last action: 2026-08-07, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0773 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: child care accessibility & early childhood education, assignments, child welfare - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (262 yes, 54 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that a licensed day care center may hire an individual who is in the process of completing the educational requirements set forth in administrative rules as an Interim Conditional Child Care Director for a period of 12 months. Requires the hired individual to provide documentation that shows that the individual is enrolled in courses that meet the requirements set forth in administrative rules. Provides that the individual shall be enrolled in an accredited college or university. Provides that during the 12-month employment period, an Interim Conditional Child Care Director with specified qualifications is exempt from the educational requirements set forth in administrative rules. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Darby A. Hills (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Loughran Cappel (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sally J. Turner (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-27 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs | pass | 88 | 21 | | | 2026-05-21 | House | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-05-19 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 54 | 3 | | | 2026-05-13 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Child Welfare; | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-04-16 | House | Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed | pass | 77 | 28 | | | 2026-04-16 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; | pass | 11 | 2 | | ## Actions (55) - 2026-08-07: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0773 (House) - 2026-08-07: Effective Date July 1, 2027 (House) - 2026-08-07: Governor Approved (House) - 2026-06-25: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-06-11: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate) - 2026-05-27: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2026-05-27: House Concurs (House) - 2026-05-27: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 088-021-000 (House) - 2026-05-21: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000 (House) - 2026-05-20: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education (House) - 2026-05-20: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-05-20: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2026-05-19: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1 (House) - 2026-05-19: Arrived in House (House) - 2026-05-19: Third Reading - Passed; 054-003-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-13: Do Pass as Amended Child Welfare; 007-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Child Welfare (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Postponed - Child Welfare (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Assigned to Child Welfare (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-04-21: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-16: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled (House) - 2026-04-16: Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 077-028-000 (House) - 2026-04-16: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate (House) - 2026-04-16: Chair Rules Standard Debate (House) - 2026-04-16: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-16: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted (House) - 2026-04-16: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House) - 2026-04-16: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 012-000-000 (House) - 2026-04-14: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education (House) - 2026-04-14: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education (House) - 2026-04-13: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-13: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2026-04-10: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-10: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2026-04-10: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-04-10: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-02-26: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-02-26: Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 011-002-000 (House) - 2026-02-11: Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education (House) - 2026-02-03: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-03: First Reading (House) - 2026-01-26: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4587eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4587enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4587ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4587ham002.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4587.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4587sam001.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/10400HB4587eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4587enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4587ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4587ham002.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4587.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4587sam001.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-HB4587-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).