---
type: "Bill"
title: "DAY CARE-NO SMOKING"
description: "Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for any person to smoke tobacco in any area of a day care center, day care home, or group day care home (removing qualifying language regarding services being provided or children being present). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3531"
citation: "Illinois HB 3531 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-26"
last_action: "2015-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db9b463f-1b6e-4513-aa2b-10fe9eff9f9f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3531&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89719&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "50b452f3477c31a631ce9c75b5ccdc5884561e35c67e68d50a7e2c0170c388bf"
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 3531 (99th) — DAY CARE-NO SMOKING

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that it is a violation of the Act for any person to smoke tobacco in any area of a day care center, day care home, or group day care home (removing qualifying language regarding services being provided or children being present). Effective immediately.

## 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=09900HB3531&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89719&DocNum=3531&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3531eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89719&DocNum=3531&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3531enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89719&DocNum=3531&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **46–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Kotowski — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Biss — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Esther Golar — primary (person)
- Heather A. Steans — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Noland — cosponsor (person)
- Pat McGuire — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `filing`
- **2015-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2015-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2015-03-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2015-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2015-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2015-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2015-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2015-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2015-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- **2015-05-06** Postponed - Public Health
- **2015-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
- **2015-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2015-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2015-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2015-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2015-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2015-05-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2015-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2015-05-12** Sponsor Removed Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2015-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2015-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass Public Health; 006-002-001 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2015-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2015-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
- **2015-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 046-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2015-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2015
- **2015-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0343 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db9b463f-1b6e-4513-aa2b-10fe9eff9f9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).