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IntroducedFeb 07, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 09, 2025
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Passed SenateMay 22, 2025
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Signed into Law
CHILD CARE ACT REQUIREMENTS
Last Action See all actions
House • Jun 20, 2025: Sent to the Governor
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 3444
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Katie StuartHouse cosponsor
- Dan SwansonHouse cosponsor
- Kevin SchmidtHouse cosponsor
- Christopher BeltSenate cosponsor
- Doris TurnerSenate cosponsor
- Mary Edly-AllenSenate cosponsor
Lobbyists
Amy Bradford | Client: Little Hands Home Daycare | Proponent | Start date: Child Care Access & Early Childhood, 2025-03-20 10:00 | End date: |
Jennifer Cohen Diehl | Client: DCFS | Proponent | Start date: Child Care Access & Early Childhood, 2025-03-20 10:00 | End date: |
Renee Chacko | Client: DCFS | Proponent | Start date: Child Care Access & Early Childhood, 2025-03-20 10:00 | End date: |
Votes
YES: 14
- Canty, Mary Beth
- Benton, Harry
- Davis, William "Will"
- Davis, Lisa
- Grant, Amy L
- Huynh, Hoan
- Hirschauer, Maura
- La Ha, Nicole
- Jiménez, Lilian
- Meier, Charles
- Mason, Joyce
- Syed, Nabeela
- Schweizer, Brandun
- Weber, Tom
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 113
- Mussman
- Guerrero-Cuellar
- Ness
- Guzzardi
- Andrade
- Niemerg
- Haas
- Avelar
- Olickal
- Halbrook
- Benton
- OrtÃz, Aarón
- Hammond
- Blair-Sherlock
- Rashid
- Hanson
- Briel
- Reick
- Harper
- Buckner
- Rita
- Hauter
- Bunting
- Rosenthal
- Hernandez, Barbara
- Cabello
- Ryan
- Hernandez, Lisa
- Canty
- Sanalitro
- Hernandez, Norma
- Cassidy
- Hirschauer
- Chung
- Schmidt
- Hoffman
- Coffey
- Schweizer
- Huynh
- Costa Howard
- Jacobs
- Crawford
- Sheehan
- Jiménez
- Crespo
- Slaughter
- Johnson
- Croke
- Smith
- Jones
- Davidsmeyer
- Sosnowski
- Tracy Katz Muhl
- Davis, Jed
- Spain
- Keicher
- Davis, Lisa
- Stava-Murray
- Kelly
- William "Will" Davis
- Stephens
- Kifowit
- Deering
- Stuart
- La Ha
- Delgado
- Swanson
- LaPointe
- DeLuca
- Syed
- Lilly
- Deuter
- Tarver
- Mah
- Didech
- Tipsword
- Manley
- Du Buclet
- Ugaste
- Mason
- Elik
- Vella
- Evans
- Walsh
- McCombie
- Faver Dias
- Weaver
- McLaughlin
- Ford
- Weber
- Meier
- Friess
- Meyers-Martin
- Fritts
- Wilhour
- Miller
- Gabel
- Williams, Ann
- Moeller
- Gill
- Williams, Jawaharial
- Moore
- Gong-Gershowitz
- Windhorst
- Morgan
- González, Edgar
- Janet Yang Rohr
- Morris
- Gordon-Booth
- Welch
- Moylan
- Grant
- Grasse
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 2
- Mayfield
- West
EXCUSED: 3
- Ammons
- Scherer
- Severin
YES: 8
- Arellano Jr., Li
- Edly-Allen, Mary
- Koehler, David
- Plummer, Jason
- Morrison, Julie A
- Syverson, Dave
- Villa, Karina
- Turner, Doris
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 4
- Anderson, Neil
- Fine, Laura
- Lightford, Kimberly A
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
YES: 58
- Simmons
- Joyce
- Faraci
- Anderson
- Sims
- Koehler
- Feigenholtz
- Aquino
- Stadelman
- Lewis
- Fine
- Arellano, L.
- Syverson
- Lightford
- Fowler
- Balkema
- Tracy
- Glowiak Hilton
- Belt
- Turner, D.
- Martwick
- Guzmán
- Bryant
- Turner, S.
- McClure
- Halpin
- Castro
- Ventura
- Morrison
- Harris, N.
- Cervantes
- Villa
- Murphy
- Harriss, E.
- Chesney
- Villanueva
- Peters
- Hastings
- Collins
- Villivalam
- Plummer
- Hills
- Cunningham
- Walker
- Porfirio
- Holmes
- Curran
- Wilcox
- Preston
- Hunter
- DeWitte
- Harmon
- Rezin
- Johnson
- Edly-Allen
- Rose
- Jones, E.
- Ellman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Jun 20, 2025 | House
- Sent to the Governor
- May 22, 2025 | House
- Passed Both Houses
- May 22, 2025 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
- May 20, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- May 01, 2025 | Senate
- Second Reading
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025
- Apr 30, 2025 | Senate
- Do Pass Health and Human Services; 008-000-000
- Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025
- Apr 23, 2025 | Senate
- Assigned to Health and Human Services
- Apr 21, 2025 | Senate
- Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Christopher Belt
- Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- Arrive in Senate
- Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
- Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- First Reading
- Referred to Assignments
- Apr 09, 2025 | House
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
- Apr 08, 2025 | House
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Second Reading - Short Debate
- Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 014-000-000
- Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- Mar 11, 2025 | House
- Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
- Feb 18, 2025 | House
- First Reading
- Referred to Rules Committee
- Feb 07, 2025 | House
- Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Benton
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