---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-SEX OFFENDER-DAY CARE"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for a child sex offender to knowingly operate, manage, be employed by, volunteer at, be associated with, or knowingly be present at a day care center, a part day child care facility, or a school providing before and after school programs for children under 18 years of age, with certain exceptions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 5249"
citation: "Illinois HB 5249 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-24"
last_action: "2006-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb0f330c-6fa4-4c10-b619-47706d14110a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5249&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=24498&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "4cb10312c94cf99567e8c607cd220d8c4be2e0e684e23dd8438b2c020c9944cd"
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 5249 (94th) — CRIM CD-SEX OFFENDER-DAY CARE

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for a child sex offender to knowingly operate, manage, be employed by, volunteer at, be associated with, or knowingly be present at a day care center, a part day child care facility, or a school providing before and after school programs for children under 18 years of age, with certain exceptions.

## 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=09400HB5249&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24498&DocNum=5249&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB5249eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24498&DocNum=5249&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB5249enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24498&DocNum=5249&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James H. Meyer — primary (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. James H. Meyer `filing`
- **2006-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2006-01-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2006-01-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- **2006-01-31** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 22, 2006 `reading-1`
- **2006-02-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2006-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-22** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-01** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-08** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2006
- **2006-03-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2006-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2006-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2006-03-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-26** Effective Date June 26, 2006
- **2006-06-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0925 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb0f330c-6fa4-4c10-b619-47706d14110a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).