republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/sb-3517.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD CARE-CRIME-LIC DENIAL"
description: "Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that no applicant may receive a license from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and no person may be employed by the Department or a child care facility licensed by the Department who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit specified offenses unless, after careful review of the circumstances surrounding the convictions, through questioning of the applicant and accessing and reviewing official documents, the Department determines that the applicant does not pose a threat to State resources or clients. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3517"
citation: "Illinois SB 3517 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-08"
last_action: "2012-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c47a3024-e92e-45be-bf8f-df91bfd2b8eb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3517&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65207&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "4bda0da738bc139e0b6876f648a45f2230d8d0c9c7857a164a6196da6079e6c8"
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 3517 (97th) — CHILD CARE-CRIME-LIC DENIAL

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that no applicant may receive a license from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and no person may be employed by the Department or a child care facility licensed by the Department who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit specified offenses unless, after careful review of the circumstances surrounding the convictions, through questioning of the applicant and accessing and reviewing official documents, the Department determines that the applicant does not pose a threat to State resources or clients. 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=09700SB3517&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65207&DocNum=3517&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3517eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65207&DocNum=3517&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3517enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65207&DocNum=3517&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **103–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
- Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Emily McAsey — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- John G. Mulroe — primary (person)
- Keith Farnham — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `filing`
- **2012-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-22** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-28** Do Pass Human Services; 006-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 29, 2012
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000
- **2012-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Mulroe `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2012
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-04-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke
- **2012-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-19** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2012-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-31** Effective Date July 31, 2012
- **2012-07-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0874 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c47a3024-e92e-45be-bf8f-df91bfd2b8eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).