republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-4885.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD CARE-INTACT FAMILIES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that families with children under the age of 5 who have an open intact family services case with the Department of Children and Family Services shall be eligible for child care assistance under the Department of Humans Services' child care assistance program. Provides that eligible families shall remain eligible for child care assistance 6 months after the child's intact family services case is closed, regardless of whether the child's parents or other relatives as defined by rule are working or participating in employment or education or training programs. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4885"
citation: "Illinois HB 4885 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-14"
last_action: "2018-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa4fbac6-bae6-4d1f-afe5-c24eadf8805e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4885&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110276&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "09946f3f26e1ba09d1bc44e203f32719ae7e3d45caae5dafd9ac017402516424"
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 4885 (100th) — CHILD CARE-INTACT FAMILIES

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that families with children under the age of 5 who have an open intact family services case with the Department of Children and Family Services shall be eligible for child care assistance under the Department of Humans Services' child care assistance program. Provides that eligible families shall remain eligible for child care assistance 6 months after the child's intact family services case is closed, regardless of whether the child's parents or other relatives as defined by rule are working or participating in employment or education or training programs. 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=10000HB4885&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110276&DocNum=4885&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4885eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110276&DocNum=4885&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4885enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110276&DocNum=4885&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Karen McConnaughay — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Omar Aquino — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — primary (person)
- Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `filing`
- **2018-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K Smith
- **2018-03-07** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2018-04-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2018-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2018-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2018-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2018-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2018-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2018-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
- **2018-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2018-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2018-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2018-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2018-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2018-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 25, 2018 `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2018-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2018-04-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2018-04-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2018-05-01** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2018-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2018-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2018-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2018
- **2018-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2018-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-14** Effective Date February 14, 2019
- **2018-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0860 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa4fbac6-bae6-4d1f-afe5-c24eadf8805e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).