---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD CARE-FOSTER YOUTH W/KIDS"
description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Human Services to jointly develop and administer a program that provides free and accessible child care services to parenting youth in foster care. Grants the Departments rulemaking authority."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 4242"
citation: "Illinois HB 4242 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie A. Morrison", "Lakesia Collins"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-12-01"
last_action: "2022-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73028408-2de1-4b7b-8ef3-0feeea75d7e8"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4242&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=137256&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "c0931ad4ffcb280dd4d5c3463d5bcb968151ebde22f29284fbbafe05b3ea59d5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 4242 (102nd) — CHILD CARE-FOSTER YOUTH W/KIDS

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Human Services to jointly develop and administer a program that provides free and accessible child care services to parenting youth in foster care. Grants the Departments rulemaking authority.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4242.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4242eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4242ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4242sam001.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4242enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **69–44** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **64–42** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **37–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)
- Lakesia Collins — primary (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-12-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lakesia Collins `filing`
- **2022-01-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-01-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lakesia Collins `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2022-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2022-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2022-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2022-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2022-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
- **2022-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- **2022-02-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-006-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2022-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2022-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2022-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
- **2022-02-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2022-02-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2022-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2022-02-22** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Lakesia Collins
- **2022-02-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 064-042-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-02-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2022-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-02-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** Assigned to Health `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2022-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Health
- **2022-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Do Pass as Amended Health; 009-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2022-03-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2022
- **2022-03-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2022-03-31** Third Reading - Passed; 037-013-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2022-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2022-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Lakesia Collins
- **2022-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 009-005-000
- **2022-04-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 069-044-000
- **2022-04-07** House Concurs
- **2022-04-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2022-04-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-27** Effective Date May 27, 2022; - Some Provisions Effective July 1, 2023
- **2022-05-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0926 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73028408-2de1-4b7b-8ef3-0feeea75d7e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).