---
type: "Bill"
title: "DAYCARE LICENSES-90 DAY MAX"
description: "Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the Department shall have a maximum of 90 days after the date of submission of any child care facility license application to determine the status of the application."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 123"
citation: "Illinois SB 123 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-01-27"
last_action: "2011-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee8b9a13-0e07-44ab-be64-7f7662c900d1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=123&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=54887&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "4b5b12f6df47fe2bf782428365ecefdece0c7af33605a9563faff73428151bde"
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 123 (97th) — DAYCARE LICENSES-90 DAY MAX

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the Department shall have a maximum of 90 days after the date of submission of any child care facility license application to determine the status of the application.

## 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=09700SB0123&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54887&DocNum=123&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0123eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54887&DocNum=123&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0123enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54887&DocNum=123&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Heather A. Steans — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-01-27** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `filing`
- **2011-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-09** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-15** Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2011
- **2011-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011
- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2011-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-25** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011
- **2011-05-24** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2011-05-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2011-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2011-05-27** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Human Services Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2011-05-27** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 064-052-000
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2011-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-29** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2011-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Heather A. Steans `filing`
- **2011-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 007-000-000
- **2011-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 057-000-001
- **2011-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0589 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee8b9a13-0e07-44ab-be64-7f7662c900d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).