republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-5599.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD CARE-INCOME THRESHOLD"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law or administrative rule to the contrary, beginning in fiscal year 2019, the specified threshold for working families must be no less than 185% of the then-current federal poverty level for each family size. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 5599"
citation: "Illinois HB 5599 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e931e2e-2a80-450b-ad74-ead5eb25460d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5599&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=111610&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "5cec86ada30ae283ef92889edb3cc2b7d5f99e6d49d550bb03db0f6a1463d9a4"
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 5599 (100th) — CHILD CARE-INCOME THRESHOLD

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law or administrative rule to the contrary, beginning in fiscal year 2019, the specified threshold for working families must be no less than 185% of the then-current federal poverty level for each family size. 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=10000HB5599&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111610&DocNum=5599&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5599eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111610&DocNum=5599&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5599enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=111610&DocNum=5599&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **35–17** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **75–31** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Melissa Conyears-Ervin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2018-03-21** Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2018-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2018-04-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 010-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2018-04-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-10** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2018-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K Smith
- **2018-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2018-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2018-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2018-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2018-04-16** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2018-04-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2018-04-26** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2018-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2018-04-26** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 075-031-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2018-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2018-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass Human Services; 006-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
- **2018-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2018
- **2018-05-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2018-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 035-017-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2018
- **2018-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0916 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e931e2e-2a80-450b-ad74-ead5eb25460d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).