---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD CARE-DCFS-REPORT-LICENSE"
description: "Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the licensing requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3601"
citation: "Illinois SB 3601 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 69
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-10"
last_action: "2012-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4dd40d2d-2469-460b-b11e-d4654b07750a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3601&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65523&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "081ca74d4bb19777b7924e404014a132a1144ee19b488e22b92311dc616847d4"
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 3601 (97th) — CHILD CARE-DCFS-REPORT-LICENSE

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the licensing requirements.

## 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=09700SB3601&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65523&DocNum=3601&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3601eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65523&DocNum=3601&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3601enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65523&DocNum=3601&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Arthur Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Constance A. Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Kotowski — primary (person)
- Deborah Mell — cosponsor (person)
- Greg Harris — cosponsor (person)
- JoAnn D. Osmond — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Sosnowski — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `filing`
- **2012-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2012-03-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2012-03-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Annazette R. Collins
- **2012-03-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2012-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2012-03-06** Sponsor Removed Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2012-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Human Services
- **2012-03-07** Postponed - Human Services
- **2012-03-09** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 30, 2012
- **2012-03-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2012-03-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Human Services
- **2012-03-27** Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2012
- **2012-03-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2012
- **2012-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2012-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2012-04-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2012-04-16** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2012-04-18** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2012-04-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2012-04-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2012-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2012-05-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2012-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2012-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2012
- **2012-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dan Kotowski `filing`
- **2012-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Assignments; 009-000-000
- **2012-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2012
- **2012-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1096 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4dd40d2d-2469-460b-b11e-d4654b07750a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).