# Illinois HR0137: EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE Illinois HR0137, EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Joyce Mason (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2025-05-31 (Resolution Adopted) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HR0137-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HR0137 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE - Status: adopted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-13 - Last action: 2025-05-31, Resolution Adopted - Sponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 26 - Subjects: child care accessibility & early childhood education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (10 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary States that the new Department of Early Childhood and its planning process should prioritize appropriate attention to the facilities needs of our State's mixed-delivery system of early care and education. Additionally states that the State should move expeditiously to award its remaining Early Childhood Construction Grant monies to qualified applicants, to assist providers of critical birth-to-five programs in meeting their growing building-and-repair demands. Finally states that the State should also move as quickly as feasible to replenish Early Childhood Construction Grant resources to help Illinois achieve the long-term vision of the bipartisan Funding Commission for making services "simpler, better, fairer" for young children, their families, and communities statewide. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brandun Schweizer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Edgar González, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gregg Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Harry Benton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jed Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stuart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin Schmidt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Margaret Croke (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Martha Deuter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Beth Canty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Gill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Hanson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maura Hirschauer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nabeela Syed (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicole La Ha (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Patrick Windhorst (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Robyn Gabel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Terra Costa Howard (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tony M. McCombie (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-01 | House | Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2025-05-31: Resolution Adopted (House) - 2025-05-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie (House) - 2025-05-01: Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions (House) - 2025-05-01: Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 010-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-30: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha (House) - 2025-04-24: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard (House) - 2025-04-23: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart (House) - 2025-04-22: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter (House) - 2025-04-22: Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty (House) - 2025-03-28: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis (House) - 2025-03-19: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer (House) - 2025-03-10: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke (House) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-13: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason (House) ## Bill text - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HR/PDF/10400HR0137.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 - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HR/PDF/10400HR0137.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-HR0137-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).