# Illinois SR0116: EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE

Illinois SR0116, EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Kimberly A. Lightford (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-05-07 (Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois SR0116
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-05-07, Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- Sponsor: Kimberly A. Lightford (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: assignments
- Touches household money: no
- 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: Kimberly A. Lightford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill Cunningham (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dale Fowler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donald P. DeWitte (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Laura Fine (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Meg Loughran Cappel (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael W. Halpin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Peters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sue Rezin (Republican), Senate

## Actions (12)

- 2025-05-07: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Filed with Secretary (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SR/PDF/10400SR0116.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/SR/PDF/10400SR0116.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SR0116-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).