---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD CARE-DEFINITIONS"
description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Defines \"youth transitional housing program\". Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Changes the definition of \"child care center\" and adds a definition for \"partially exempt child care program\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 2926"
citation: "Illinois SB 2926 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-06"
last_action: "2004-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7bc2768a-ee3f-46e1-a341-6c2d52ea7c86"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2926&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=10040&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "91eeba33949c3e98f43ccb95e42bfc920523452d6f4e72b9aa066737412c4785"
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 SB 2926 (93rd) — CHILD CARE-DEFINITIONS

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Defines "youth transitional housing program". Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Changes the definition of "child care center" and adds a definition for "partially exempt child care program".

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2926&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=10040&DocNum=2926&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2926eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=10040&DocNum=2926&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2926enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=10040&DocNum=2926&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jacqueline Y. Collins — primary (person)
- Kathleen A. Ryg — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `filing`
- **2004-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-18** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2004-02-25** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2004
- **2004-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2004-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Health & Human Services; 010-000-000
- **2004-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Collins `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
- **2004-03-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2004-03-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2004-03-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2004-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2004-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2004-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2004-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-30** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2004
- **2004-05-04** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-04** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2004-05-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2004-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2004-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2004-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2004-05-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0798 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7bc2768a-ee3f-46e1-a341-6c2d52ea7c86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).